Open Area Exam

Question 1

A carpet of grass plants, both living and dead, as well as their roots, stolons and rhizomes.

Answer 1

Permanent Sod

Question 2

Bales of Hay Introduced which Exotic Species?

Answer 2

Red Clover
Ox-eye Daisy
Chicory
Queen Anne’s Lace

Question 3

What are Natural Disturbances?

Answer 3

Wind, Fire, Disease

Question 4

What are the types of Open areas?

Answer 4

Small Grassy woodland openings, Large fields, Shrub Sapling Opening

Question 5

Parts of an Insect

Answer 5

Antenna, head, Thorax, Abdomen

Question 6

Why are insects successful

Answer 6

Small Size, Flight. Herbivory and Coevolution with plants, Life Cycle

Question 7

What is Ametabolous developement

Answer 7

Direct developmen. Young looks like adult but not sexually mature

Question 8

What is complete Metamorphosis Called

Answer 8

Holometabolous

Question 9

List the stages of Holometabolous

Answer 9

Egg - Larva - Pupa - Adult

Question 10

Young in Hemimetabolous are called

Answer 10

Nymphs

Question 11

Favor food of the Garter Snake

Answer 11

Earthworm

Question 12

True deep Hibernator

Answer 12

Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel, Meadow Jumping Mouse

Question 13

How are Shrub-Sapling Opening Created

Answer 13

Natural or Human Distrubances

Question 14

The Edge between open space and forest

Answer 14

Ecotone

Question 15

Two causes for Change

Answer 15

Autogenic, Allogenic

Question 16

Ocures where there is no previous community

Answer 16

Primary Succession

Question 17

Michigan has a secondary biome ecotone between what

Answer 17

Temperate Deciduous Forest and Tall Grass Prairie

Question 18

Occurs after a community is distured

Answer 18

Secondary Succession

Question 19

Changes That have occured at Veit’s Woods

Answer 19

Wisconsin Glaciation Period, Old Field