Hort 116 – Plant Science

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A a group of individuals of the same species

B Able to reproduce quickly
C All the living organisms interacting with one another and with factors of the nonliving environment
D all the populations of all the living organisms occurring in a given area
E all the traits that control its survival and reproduction
F Annuals
G Biennials
H biotic, abiotic
I In plant biomass instead of the soil; harvesting removes mineral resources from the ecosystem
J Break down organic materials to forms that can be assimilated by the producers
K broad-leaved deciduous trees
L Broad-leaved evergreen trees
M Disturbance
N evergreen trees with needle like leaves
O Fire
P Grasslands
Q It converts accumulated dead organic material to mineral rich ash whose nutrients are recycled in the ecosystem
R Keeping crops from succumbing to diseases depends on our ability to breed new disease-resistant strains by
tapping the gene pools of the plants’ wild cousins
S Perennials
U Permafrost
V primary consumers
W primary succession
X Producers; plants & algae
Y Rain
Z secondary succession
AA selection for individuals that devote more energy to reproduction and less to defense allowing them to out-compete
native plants
AB temporary accumulations of rain water that evaporate after the rains come to an end
AC thick cuticles, reduced leaf size or leaves absent, shallow root systems, water storing stems & leaves
AD Tropical rain forest
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The trees that constitue the temperate deciduous forest biomes are?

Selected K
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What is the primary driving force that allows succession to occur in natural areas on land or in the water?

Selected M
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What are most of the nutrients in tropical rainforest bound up in? What happens when the trees are harvested?

Selected I
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The trees that constitute the taiga biome are?

Selected N
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What natural disturbance influences secondary succession and plays an important role in the composition of
forests?

Selected Answer: O
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Organisms that feed directly on producers are called?

Selected V
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How does fire benefit grasslands, chaparral and forest communities?

Selected Answer: Q
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Which type of trees dominate the tropical rain forest?

Selected Answer: L
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Which type of plant reproductive strategy grows vegetatively during the growing season, with reproductive
growth occurring toward the end of the season, and once seeds have been produced the plants die.

Selected F
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What allows alien plants to be so successful in areas they are introduced to that lack their natural pests or
herbivores?

Selected B
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Which plant reproductive strategy produces vegetative structures that survive for many years?

Selected S
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What constitutes an ecosystem?

Selected C
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Organisms that are capable of carrying on photosynthesis and store energy that may be released by other
organisms are called _________. Choose two examples of these types of organisms.

Selected X
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All the living components of the environment with which an organism may interact with are known as the
______ factors while the non-living components are known as the _______ factors

Selected H
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Which biome has fertile soils and has been largely converted to growing cereal crops?

Selected P
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Define the term biotic community.

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The type of succession that occurs when the soil is already present and there are surviving species in the
vicinity is known as?

Selected Z
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What characteristic of the Arctic tundra determines the depth to which plant roots can penetrate?

Selected U
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Define the term population.

Selected A
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What do decomposers do?

Selected J
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What are vernal pools?

Selected Answer: AB
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What is the primary environmental factor that allows for the trees in the mountain and coastal forests to get so
large?

Selected Y
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What characteristic of aggressive weeds allows them to displace native plants and crops?

Selected Answer: AA
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Which plant reproductive strategy puts all their energy into vegetative growth for one year and during the
second year most energy is put into the production of reproductive structures with the plants dying after seeds
are produced.

Selected Answer: G
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Why should we as humans be concerned about the loss of biodiversity?

Selected R
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What is meant by a species’ life history?

Selected E
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The type of succession that involves the actual formation of soil and begins with bare rocks and lava that have
been exposed through glacial or volcanic activity is known as?

Selected W
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What are some plant adaptations that you would likely find on desert plants?

Selected AC
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Which biome supports the highest number of species on the planet?

Selected AD
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