True/False: Parasitism and disease are density dependent limiting factors.
True
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A country with an age structure that looks like this will most likely _________ in population.
Increase
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True/False: Ecosystems that are more diverse are able to recover from disturbance more quickly.
True
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What is the carrying capacity of the population portrayed in this graph?
About 500
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True/False: Climate change can be an ecological disturbance that many ecosystems may not recover from
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Species who have the niche of being early colonizers to new ecosystems
Pioneer Species
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This is the process of change in the species structure of an ecological community over time. The time scale can be decades (for example, after a wildfire), or even millions of years after a mass extinction.
Ecological Succession
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Give an example of a density independent limiting factor
Answers vary - any natural disaster or major weather related event
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What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?
Secondary
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The number of individuals per unit area
(population) Density
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Succession that occurs in an area with NO SOIL
Primary
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The end result of ecological succession is usually a(n)
Climax Community
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Nesting birds often space themselves evenly from other nests. This dispersion pattern is called