• Question 1
When disturbances to an ecosystem are frequent, species who take a long
time to grow and become established will dominate.
True
Fals
e
• Question 2
A high number for the Simpson's index of d
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• Question 1
When disturbances to an ecosystem are frequent, species who take a long
time to grow and become established will dominate.
True
Fals
e
• Question 2
A high number for the Simpson's index of diversity indicates that there is a
large diversity of species present in an ecosystem.
Tru
e
Tru
e
• Question 3
Pre-lab reading: Fires are common disturbances in forests.
Tru
e
Tru
e
• Question 4
From Exercise 1, question 4.1: Which of the following tree species is
described as having suffered population declines that have likely resulted
from acid pollution?
Oak
Sugar Maple
Answer
Feedback:
Sugar Maple is the answer.
• Question 5
From Exercise 1, question 4.2: Which of the following is/are described as
potentially invasive or 'weedy'? Select all that apply.
Answers:
Blackberry Bushes
Answers:
Blackberry Bushes
Stickywilly
Response
Feedback
:
Yes, if you read the introductory material about the different
species, only blackberry bushes and stickywilly were described
as potentially invasive, or "weedy." According to the reading
about annuals in your lab "It should come as no surprise, then, that
many annuals are invasive, weedy species. Take, for example, the
stickywilly (Galium aparine), a wide-spread annual deriving its name
from its sticky seeds..."
• Question 6
From Exercise 1, question 9: What happened to the diversity value when you
held the average # of fires/year constant at 0.2, but varied the chance of
spread from 0.1 to 0.95?
The diversity value decreased consistently as you went from a
chance of spread of 0.1 to a value of 0.95.
The diversity value increased from 0.1 to about 0.5, and then
decreased as the chance of spread reached 0.95.
Answer
Feedback:
The diversity value increased from 0.1 to about 0.5, and then
decreased as the chance of spread reached 0.95.
• Question 7
For Exercise 1, question 9.1: The fires caused the diversity index to
decrease.
True
Fals
e
• Question 8
From Exercise 1, question 6.2: What was the diversity index when you
stopped the simulation?
around 2
around 2
Answer
Feedback:
. This is a relatively low index, indicating that just a few
species (trees) dominate the system.
• Question 9
From Exercise 1, question 6.1: The pattern of succession was
grasses/annuals, followed by bushes/shrubs and then trees.
Tru
e
Tru
e
• Question 10
From your lab pre-reading/introduction. The Simpson's diversity index value is
higher when the number of species in a system is lower.
Fals
e
Fals
e
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