Question 1

The intermediate disturbance hypothesis predicts

Accepted Answer

A) low disturbance will increase diversity. 
B) intermediate disturbance will increase diversity. 
C) intermediate disturbance will decrease diversity. 
D) high disturbance will increase diversity. 
A) low disturbance will increase diversity. 
B) intermediate disturbance will increase diversity. 
C) intermediate disturbance will decrease diversity. 
D) high disturbance will increase diversity.

Question 2

Most forests in the eastern United States are more than 100 years old.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Succession in a community involves

Accepted Answer

A) only autotrophic species. 
B) only heterotrophic species. 
C) both autotrophic and heterotrophic species. 
D) only detritivorous species. 
A) only autotrophic species. 
B) only heterotrophic species. 
C) both autotrophic and heterotrophic species. 
D) only detritivorous species.

Question 4

The organismal concept of communities argues that species distributions along environmental gradients form clusters because they are interdependent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The intermediate disturbance hypothesis predicts

Most forests in the eastern United States are more than 100 years old.

Succession in a community involves

The organismal concept of communities argues that species distributions along environmental gradients form clusters because they are interdependent.

The Nature of Ecology

Climate

The Aquatic Environment

The Terrestrial Environment

Adaptation and Natural Selection

Plant Adaptations to the Environment

Animal Adaptations to the Environment

Properties of Populations

Population Growth

Life History

Intraspecific Population Regulation

Species Interactions, population Dynamics, and Natural Selection

Interspecific Competition

Predation

Parasitism and Mutualism

Community Structure

Factors Influencing the Structure of Communities

Landscape Dynamics

Ecosystem Energetics

Decomposition and Nutrient Cycling

Biogeochemical Cycles

Terrestrial Ecosystems

Aquatic Ecosystems

Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems

Large-Scale Patterns of Biological Diversity

The Ecology of Climate Change

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Exam 18: Community Dynamics

The intermediate disturbance hypothesis predicts

Most forests in the eastern United States are more than 100 years old.

Succession in a community involves

The organismal concept of communities argues that species distributions along environmental gradients form clusters because they are interdependent.

The Nature of Ecology

Climate

The Aquatic Environment

The Terrestrial Environment

Adaptation and Natural Selection

Plant Adaptations to the Environment

Animal Adaptations to the Environment

Properties of Populations

Population Growth

Life History

Intraspecific Population Regulation

Species Interactions, population Dynamics, and Natural Selection

Interspecific Competition

Predation

Parasitism and Mutualism

Community Structure

Factors Influencing the Structure of Communities

Landscape Dynamics

Ecosystem Energetics

Decomposition and Nutrient Cycling

Biogeochemical Cycles

Terrestrial Ecosystems

Aquatic Ecosystems

Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems

Large-Scale Patterns of Biological Diversity

The Ecology of Climate Change

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