Chapter 4 Vocab 4.3 And 4.4

Question 1

Ecological Succession

Answer 1

Series of gradual changes that occur in a community following a disturbance

Question 2

Primary Succession

Answer 2

Succession that occurs in an area in which no trace of a previous community is present

Question 3

Pioneer Species

Answer 3

First species to populated area during succession

Question 4

Secondary Succession

Answer 4

Type of succession that occurs in an area that was only partially destroyed by disturbances

Question 5

Canopy

Answer 5

Dense covering formed by the leafy tops of tall rain forest trees

Question 6

Understory

Answer 6

Layer in a rain forest found underneath the canopy formed by shorter trees and vines

Question 7

Deciduous

Answer 7

Term used to refer to a type of tree that. Sheds its leaves during a particular season each year

Question 8

Coniferous

Answer 8

Term used to refer to trees that produce seed bearing cones and have thin leave shaped like needles

Question 9

Humus

Answer 9

Material formed from decaying leaves and other organic matter

Question 10

Taiga

Answer 10

Biome with long cold winter’s and a few months of warm weather dominated by coniferous also called boreal forest

Question 11

Permafrost

Answer 11

Layer of permanently frozen subsoil found in the tundra