Which of the following is most likely to cause primary succession? a glacier covering a valley and melting a low intensity forest fire a brief, spring flood with low velocity water intense logging

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Q: Where would be the best place to look first if you needed to find a storehouse of water? Chaparral…

A: Biome is a specific area which contains a specific type of climate conditions and specific type of…

Q: Choose the best description of a desert ecosystem that has remained stable for hundreds of years.…

A: The objective of the question is to identify the correct description of a desert ecosystem that has…

Q: In the relentless drive towards "progress," the destruction of biodiversity has led to the following…

A: Biodiversity destruction, also known as biodiversity loss or biodiversity decline, refers to the…

Q: Which of the following describes an abiotic factor in a forest?      earthworms that burrow…

A: In biology and ecology, abiotic components or abiotic components are inanimate chemicals and natural…

Q: Probably the best local example of primary ecological succession, and the place where Henry Cowles…

A: Ecological succession is the process of change in the species structure of an ecological community…

Q: Disturbance is important in determining the set of species found in an area. Naturally, broadleaf…

A: Forest  The area where tree are dominated on land.

Q: For eac n of the IOwing disturbances, select elther primary sUcCESSI secondary successIBH . A…

A: BASIC INFORMATION ECOLOGY  When the relationship between the organisms living on the earth and their…

Q: 's rainforests have decreased in area by approximately one-third since the 1960s due to logging for…

A: Rainforests are usually found around the equator of the earth. The equator of the earth receives the…

Q: Which is most likely the limiting factor that inhibits the growth of the grasses in the forest?

A: Ecological succession Ecological succession is a process by which species evolve, the process is…

Q: Which is an example of secondary succession? Mark only one oval. A) Beach grasses colonize a newly…

A: Ecological succession is the gradual and steady change in species of a given area over time. There…

Q: Put the following items in order of succession. Farmland is abandoned. Dense shrubs appear. Slower…

A: Succession refers to the gradual and predictable process of ecological change and development that…

Q: Which of the following statements about the effects of clear-cutting on the Amazonian forest are…

A: Clear-cutting is a method of logging that involves the removal of all trees in a given area. This…

Q: Examine each of the following types of organisms. Drag them into the correct order of succession -…

A: Ecological succession refers to the sequential appearance and disappearance of species in a…

Q: The following age and volume data are for a stand of trees Age(yrs) Volume (cubic units) 10 8 20…

A: In forestry, biological rotation age refers to the age at which a stand of trees has reached its…

Q: O A forest that was recently destroyed by a fire. O A volcanic island. O A retreating glacier. All…

A: Succession is the process in which a life begins in an area where there was no life occurring…

Q: Based on the graph below, which of the following tree species would be the predominant intermediate…

A: Succession  Ecological succession is a process in which the ecosystem of area changes gradually form…

Q: Clearcutting trees from a wooded area includes cutting down and removing all vegetation in the area.…

A: The objective of the question is to identify the type of ecological succession that clearcutting…

Q: In ecological succession plants change the physical environment allowing new species to colonize.…

A: *Ecological succession is the process in which mix of species and habitat changes over time so hence…

Q: Small plants that grow and create a rich topsoil that supports larger plants, which shade the small…

A: Ecology is the study of interaction of organisms with one another and with the environment. Ecology…

Q: The figure below plots NPP. Predict which ecosystem will have the highest secondary production.…

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Q: What types of land can be important conservation areas, even though they are not traditionally…

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Q: Beavers are powerful ecological engineers. When they dam flowing streams they can create ponds and…

A: Ecological engineering, where living beings effectively shape their environment, plays a critical…

Q: Use the concept of ecological succession to argue why a new lava flow that completely covers a…

A: The objective of the question is to understand the concept of ecological succession and how it…

Q: Which of the following is inconsistent with the idea of making rural areas more sustainable?…

A: Farming has been revolutionized in the modern times due to the use advanced technologies, Pesticide…

Q: Using the word bank below, fill in the blanks in the diagram with the correct part of the cycle. * #…

A: Biogeochemical cycle explains the recycling of nutrients between the living organism and the…

Q: Fires, volcanic eruptions, climate change, and clear-cutting are changes in environmental conditions…

A: Answer:  Fires, volcanic eruptions, climate change, and clear-cutting are changes in environmental…

Q: After an extensive forest fire, an affected region of the forest shows signs of ecological…

A: Ecological succession Ecological succession refers to the change and development of a system over…

Q: 1. After an extensive forest fire, an affected region of the forest shows signs of ecological…

A: The movement of plant and animal species in a region from smaller simpler creatures to bigger more…

Q: Tropical rain forests are known for their high primary productivity. Which set of conditions allows…

A: High moisture, high temperature, intense solar radiation

Q: Which of the following best describes bottom up control of an ecosystem? toxic compounds in mature…

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Q: Which of the following ground cover conditions contributes to the highest loss of topsoil and…

A: Soil erosion refers to the process by which soil is moved or displaced from one location to another…

Q: Fire creates disturbance in the temperate coniferous forest of the Pacific Northwest. Prior to the…

A: Some areas have a large number of species while some areas only witness the survival of few species.…

Q: which biome is not likely to occur in a dry environment? grassland desert boreal forest tundra

A: The objective of the question is to identify the biome that is least likely to occur in a dry…

Q: In which biome would you expect to see fire as a major abiotic factor influencing the composition of…

A: Answer: Abiotic factors : These are the non-living factors on an ecosystem, present in terrestrial…

Q: Choose the best description for a tropical rain forest that is part of a natural reserve and is not…

A: The objective of the question is to identify the correct description of a tropical rain forest that…

Q: A corn field is harvested and plowed, removing most---but not all---of the vegetation. The field is…

A: A. This is an example of secondary succession. Succession is a set of progressive changes in the…

Q: Most vegetation was destroyed after a fire, but quickly started coming up afterwards due to a good…

A: Plants require water, sunlight, nutrients, and carbon dioxide for producing organic substances in…

Q: 3. Which of these are pioneer species for primary succession? Select all correct answers. a. moss…

A: Pioneer species defind as the species that first make colony in new habitat created by…

Q: An ecosystem/community will rebound more quickly from A primary succession event A secondary…

A: An ecosystem is a geographic area where the plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as  the…

Q: Which of the following would typically be used to describe a biome? carrying capacity & growth rate…

A: Biomes are specific biological communities where organisms can live comfortably. There are a total…

Q: Examples of ecological restoration include all of the following EXCEPT: - building levees to…

A: Introduction Ecological restoration:- It is the process of reversing the degradation of ecosystems…

Q: The figure shows examples of possible disturbance intensity (y-axis) and frequency (x-axis)…

A: Succession is the process through which different communities and groups habitat a particular area…

Q: This woodlot experienced a fire in 1969. That suggests that this figure shows primary succession in…

A: Since 1969, at first the species of trees grew in numbers but after a certain point of time, two of…

Q: Approaches to protect tropical forests include all of the following strategies EXCEPT: Question 19…

A: The correct answer for the given question is option four. It says as reducing poverty through…

Q: What are the two key concepts for this section?What major ecological and economic benefits doforests…

A: The section's two key concepts are that the ecosystem services provided by forests are far more…