Lesson 3.1.6.4
3.1.6.4 Ecosystems in the British Isles over time Quiz: AQA Geography, Unit 1
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The 20 questions
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Lithoseres and hydroseres are both examples of which ecological process?
- Primary succession
- Secondary succession
- Plagioclimax
- Climatic climax
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On which type of environment does a hydrosere succession begin?
- Bare rock
- Glacial till
- Sand dunes
- Open water
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What is the natural climatic climax vegetation for most of lowland Britain?
- Tropical rainforest
- Temperate deciduous woodland
- Heather moorland
- Taiga woodland
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Which human activities maintain a heather moorland as a plagioclimax in Britain?
- Mining and quarrying
- Afforestation and fencing
- Irrigation and fertilisation
- Burning and grazing
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On what type of soil does British heather moorland typically develop?
- Saline silt soil
- Rich loam soil
- Alkaline chalk soil
- Acidic peaty soil
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What human activity is commonly used to halt natural woodland succession on British heathland?
- Soil aeration
- Crop rotation
- Tree planting
- Controlled burning
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What term describes the final, stable plant community reached through undisturbed succession?
- Seral stage
- Climatic climax
- Pioneer community
- Plagioclimax
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Which organisms act as pioneer species on bare rock during a lithosere succession?
- Tall grasses
- Lichens and mosses
- Oak trees
- Brambles and shrubs
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Which seasonal characteristic of British climatic climax woodland influences its fauna adaptations?
- Perennial flowering
- Evergreen needles
- Continuous canopy loss
- Winter leaf fall
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What is the term for a stable ecosystem created when human intervention interrupts succession?
- Climatic climax
- Plagioclimax
- Seral stage
- Pioneer stage
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Which of the following is a seral stage in a hydrosere?
- Reed swamp
- Pioneer dune
- Heather moorland
- Lichen mat
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What term describes a stable plant community prevented from reaching climatic climax by soil or drainage factors?
- Sub-climax
- Seral stage
- Plagioclimax
- Climatic climax
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Which process describes the gradual replacement of plant species in a British ecosystem over time?
- Plant succession
- Soil leaching
- Climate drift
- Nutrient pooling
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What primary process slows soil formation during the early stages of a lithosere?
- Slow rock weathering
- Rapid surface erosion
- High leaching rates
- Excessive organic decay
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Which management change allows heather moorland plagioclimax to resume succession towards woodland?
- Increasing livestock grazing
- Applying chemical fertilisers
- Stopping controlled burning
- Introducing continuous mowing
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What is the final climax vegetation stage in a British hydrosere succession?
- Bog moss carpet
- Deciduous woodland
- Reed swamp
- Submerged macrophyte
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Which physical factors primarily cause differences in vegetation climax between upland and lowland Britain?
- Longitude and waves
- Tidal range
- Altitude and temperature
- Tectonic activity
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Which scenario represents the beginning of a primary ecological succession?
- Burned heather moor
- Cleared woodland soil
- Bare rock exposure
- Abandoned agricultural field
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Lichens and mosses colonising bare rock represent which stage in a lithosere?
- Sub-climax stage
- Climatic climax stage
- Pioneer stage
- Plagioclimax stage
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What human-maintained vegetation state is created when succession is permanently interrupted by grazing or burning?
- Plagioclimax
- Hydrosere
- Lithosere
- Climatic climax
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