Populations and Succession

Succession that occurs in an area with NO SOIL

Species who have the niche of being early colonizers to new ecosystems

What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?

True/False: Parasitism and disease are density dependent limiting factors.

A country with an age structure that looks like this will most likely _________ in population.

Human population growth started during this time period

What is the carrying capacity of the population portrayed in this graph?

What type of curve is being shown in the image?

What type of curve is being shown in the image?

Give an example of a density independent limiting factor

What is the range of the American wood turtle?

These organisms can break down rocks and create soil through decomposition of their bodies

The ecological role an organism performs in their specific environment is considered the organism's

The end result of ecological succession is usually a(n)

When organisms enter and live in a new population

The number of individuals per unit area

Nesting birds often space themselves evenly from other nests. This dispersion pattern is called

All the organisms of a particular type living in the same place at the same time is called a _______. An example is a herd of zebra.

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.

True/False: Ecosystems that are more diverse are able to recover from disturbance more quickly.

Which kind of dispersion is #1?

True/False: Climate change can be an ecological disturbance that many ecosystems may not recover from

This type of succession that occurs after a forest fire

The largest number of individuals that an area can support is called its