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Kudzu is a very quick growing plant native to Japan. It was brought to the US during the Dust Bowl. It has spread at a rate of 2500 acres per year. It became known as the plant that ate the South. Kudzu is an example of
a) a keystone species
b) a dominant species
c) an invasive species
d) a parasitic plant

Which of the following plants would indicate an area has reached its climax community
a) benefit the local biodiversity
b) have little effect on the local biodiversity
c) have unknown effects on local biodiversity
d) are a threat to local biodiversity

Species that are brought to new environments by humans usually...
a) lichens and mosses
b) trees and shrubs
c) weeds and grasses
d) volcanoes and soil

A massive landslide completely strips a mountainside down to its bedrock. It will be many years before the rock is broken down to create new soil. What is being described?
a) primary succession
b) secondary succesion
c) invasive species
d) biodiversity

Invasive plants compete with native plants for resources. Which statement describes what is likely to happen to native plants that compete with the fast growing invasive plants?
a) their numbers will decrease
b) their numbers will stay the same
c) their numbers will increase slightly
d) their numbers will increase greatly

An ecosystem begins to regrow after a flood wiped out most of the plants in an area. This is an example of what?
a) primary succession
b) secondary succession
c) invasive species
d) biodiversity

Gold miners bulldoze large areas of land to strip away all the valuable metals They remove massive amounts of soil, but replace the soil after they finish mining the area. This allows the area to regrow plant life quickly. This is
a) primary succession
b) secondary succession
c) invasive species
d) biodiversity

A forest regrowing after loggers have cut down a large portion of the trees in an ecosystem is an example of what?
a) primary succession
b) secondary succession
c) invasive species
d) biodiversity

Many years ago concrete was poured over a grassy field to make a parking lot. The parking lot is no longer being used. Small plants are beginning to grow in the cracks of the concrete. This is an example of
a) primary succession
b) secondary succession
c) invasive species
d) biodiversity

A glacier strips away all plant life and soil as it retreats. It strips it all the way down to its bedrock. It will be hundreds or thousands of years before the area regrows. What is being demonstrated by this scenario?
a) primary succession
b) secondary succession
c) invasive species
d) biodiversity

Hurricane Katrina destroyed the once stable community of New Orleans. Small shrubs and trees have begun to grow back over time. This scenario is an example of
a) primary succession
b) secondary succession
c) invasive species
d) biodiversity

Coastal sand dunes are formed by the tides and wind eroding away the rocks on the coastline. Pioneer plants eventually begin to colonize the sand dunes. What is this an example of
a) primary succession
b) secondary succession
c) invasive species
d) biodiversity

The renewal of crops that occurs after a farmer harvests their field is called
a) primary succession
b) secondary succession
c) invasive species
d) biodiversity

The Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster of 1986 completely destroyed all life in the area and caused the soil to become infertile. It will take many decades before the land is replaced with fertile soil. What type of succession is this?
a) primary succession
b) secondary succession
c) invasive species
d) biodiversity

A forest fire completely burned hundreds of acres of land in Gatlinburg, TN, causing severe damage to plant life. Eventually the area will experience a regrowth of plant life. This is an example of
a) primary succession
b) secondary succesion
c) invasive species
d) biodiversity

Lava cools and hardens as it flows into the ocean. This creates new land where nothing previously existed. This is an example of
a) primary succession
b) secondary succession
c) invasive species
d) biodiversity

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