Ecology 102 Answers

Which of the following would be considered a limited resource in the lower depths of the ocean?

Arrange the events of succession after a volcano erupted in their proper order.

What types of organisms will be affected by a decreased supply of water in an ecosystem?

Secondary succession can only occur as a transition from primary succession.

Pioneer species survive by living on rocks and minerals.

What determines the carrying capacity of an ecosystem?

What determines the carrying capacity of an ecosystem?

What types of organisms would you expect to see in an area that recently experienced a volcanic eruption?

Which of the following factors might be affected by a wildfire?

Which of the following is not an example of an abiotic factor?

What types of organisms will be affected by a decreased supply of water in an ecosystem?a.Producers, consumers, and decomposers will be affected.b.Producers and consumers will be affected.c.Consumers and decomposers will be affected.d.No organisms will be affected.

Suppose a group of bobcats that normally live and hunt in the tops of mountains, start hunting prey at the base of the mountain and move into the valley below. Which of the following will most likely happen to the prey in the valley?

Sunlight can be considered a food resource.

Which of the following is not an example of an abiotic factor?

Suppose a predator species became extinct over a short period of time. Which of the following would most likely happen to that predator’s prey species in the short term?

Which of the following does not occur in an aquatic ecosystem as a result of nutrient loading?

Which of the following scenarios represents change to an ecosystem brought about by biotic factors?

Sunlight can be considered a food resource.