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Ecology

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Set 15 Ecological Succession

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Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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Primary and secondary succession differ in the

A) intensity of the disturbance.
B) length of the disturbance.
C) effect on soil and nutrients.
D) a and c
E) b and c

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Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

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Which of the following is not true of lodgepole pine succession in Yellowstone?

A) The initial stage of succession is not very flammable.
B) The complete succession takes about 300 years.
C) Lodgepole pines are serotinous.
D) Fuel limits fires in LP3.
E) none of the above

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Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

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Which of the following is impervious to disturbance?

A) coral reefs
B) tropical rain forest
C) tallgrass prairie
D) conifer forest
E) none of the above

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