Types of Growth
Exponential and Logistical
How many stages of Succession are there?
5
What type of disturbance is the destruction of areas with lava?
Volcanic Eruption
What are the 2 types of limiting factors?
Density-Dependent and Density-Independent Factors.
What type of dispersion is often identified as "safety in numbers"?
A Clumped or clustered dispersion.
What types of organisms often undergo Exponential growth?
Bacteria
What is ecological succession?
The rebuilding of an ecosystem after a disturbance.
What type of Succession is caused by a Wildfire?
Secondary Succession
The definition of a limiting factor is?
A factor that limits the growth or existence of an organism or community.
Clumped or Clustered, Random, and Uniform dispersions
What makes Logistical growth different from Exponential growth?
Logistical Growth has population reaching their carrying capacity.
What is a pioneer species? Please give 2 examples aswell.
The first organisms in a ecosystem. Examples are Moss and Lichen.
Give an example of disturbances to start secondary succession.
Wildfires,Hurricanes,and Tsunami's,
A crop field most likely existxibists which type of population dispersion?
A Uniform dispersion.
If a population starts with 50 members and increases by 10 each year how many years does it take to reach 100 members?
5
How is primary succession different from Secondary succession?
Secondary Succession still has soil unlike Primary.
What are causes of Primary succession?
Volcanic eruptions, glacier slides, and land slides.
Limiting factors help to maintain the environments ___?
Carrying capacity
The Tertiary COnsumer
What factors create Exponential growth?
Unlimited resources and shelter.
Why does Primary succession take longer that Secondary succession.
Primary Succession must make soil which takes thousands of years before secondary succession can grow small shrubs.
Can Succession be caused by human influences?
Yes, Humans create many disturbances such as deforestation which leas to Secondary Succession.
How are density-Dependent factors different from Density-Independent factors?
Density-Dependent factors can effect overpopulated communities while Density-Independent factors can effect any population.
In an environment consisting of small scrubs, deer, elk, wolves, and mountain lions which organisms is likely going to exhibit a "Random" population dispersion?