Ecosystems
Tree Features
Forest Management
Michigan Forests
Succession
100
What is the term that describes many different species living in one place at one time.
COMMUNITY
100
Name this tree leaf arrangement
Opposite
100
Name the three main forest disturbances
Fires, pests, disease
100
What geologic factor most greatly influenced the soil and terrain in Michigan?
Glaciers
100
What is the name given to a species that is first to establish a newly available area and begin the process of ecological succession?
Pioneer Species
200
How many levels are typically found in a terrestrial food chain?
4
200
Name this blade leaf division
Pinnately compound
200
How has the management of forests changed since the 1970s?
More focus on sustainability and preservation of ecosystems.
200
What are the two main types of forests?
Open and Closed Canopy
200
What type of succession occurs once agricultural fields are abandoned?
Old Field Succession
300
Name this community level interaction: Two species need each other for survival
Symbiosis
300
What are two ways to identify trees in winter?
Buds, bark, shape
300
Name this silviculture treatment
Removing some dead and live branches to shape the tree and improve safety in the forest.
Pruning
300
What is an example of a wetland forest type in Michigan?
Tamarack Swamp
300
What type of succession occurs on a surface where a previous ecosystem existed?
Secondary Succssion
400
What is the function of a food web?
To show the flow of energy in an ecosystem.
400
Name the type of fruit found on maple trees
Samara
400
Name this silviculture treatment
Freeing seedlings from competition by removing weeds, shrubs, and invasive species from the understory as well as removing larger trees that block the young.
Release
400
Name two reasons why Oak Barrens are disappearing in Michigan?
Agriculture and Invasive Species
400
What is the name of a final and stable community at the end of succession?
Climax Community
500
Name this community level interaction: One species requires the other for survival, but the other is not significantly affected
Commensalism
500
Name this leaf margin
Lobed
500
Name two ways prescribed burns differ from forest fires
Intensity
Remain on the forest floor
Intentional
500
What type of soil do all trees grow the best in?
Mesic
500
Name two geologic processes that could lead to primary succession.
Volcanic island formation and Glaciation