AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Texas Mock Orange is a type of flowering plant that is only found growing naturally in Texas. Which of the following is most likely the reason that they only grow naturally in Texas?
A
The type of animals that eat the Texas Mock Orange are not found in other environments.
B
The amount of sunlight the Texas Mock Orange needs is not found in other environments.
C
The type and amount of water the Texas Mock Orange needs is not found in other environments.
D
The types of organisms that pollinate and help the Texas Mock Orange reproduce are not found in other environments.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Texas Mock Orange is a type of flowering plant that is only found growing naturally in Texas. Which of the following is the most likely reason that they only grow naturally in Texas? The types of organisms that pollinate and help the Texas Mock Orange reproduce are not found in other environments.

Detailed explanation-2: -If coral reefs disappeared, essential food, shelter and spawning grounds for fish and other marine organisms would cease to exist, and biodiversity would greatly suffer as a consequence. Marine food-webs would be altered, and many economically important species would disappear.

Detailed explanation-3: -If the grasses in each ecosystem are attacked or killed by a disease, which ecosystem will most likely survive? The prairie food web, because there is a variety of producers. Prairie food web has only grass as a producer and the tundra food web has moss, grass and lichen as producers.

Detailed explanation-4: -The tropical rainforest biome has four main characteristics: very high annual rainfall, high average temperatures, nutrient-poor soil, and high levels of biodiversity (species richness). Rainfall: The word “rainforest” implies that these are the some of the world’s wettest ecosystems.

Detailed explanation-5: -Primary succession occurs when new land is formed or bare rock is exposed, providing a habitat that can be colonized for the first time. For example, primary succession may take place following the eruption of volcanoes, such as those on the Big Island of Hawaii. As lava flows into the ocean, new rock is formed.

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