Question
After an extreme disturbance, what is the first thing to form in an ecosystem?(1 point)
Responses
a group of lichens
a group of lichens
sand
sand
rock
rock
the plant community
The melting and subsequent retreat of glaciers is a long process that may take centuries. Why is something so slow considered an extreme disturbance?(1 point)
Responses
They will never grow back after they melt.
They will never grow back after they melt.
They leave behind bare rock with no established ecosystem.
They leave behind bare rock with no established ecosystem.
They strip away trees and destroy everything as they move.
They strip away trees and destroy everything as they move.
They move giant boulders and change the physical shape of the landscape.
Currently, which event is having the greatest effect on the entire interconnected ocean ecosystem?(1 point)
Responses
plastic pollution
plastic pollution
tsunami
tsunami
hurricane
hurricane
oil drilling
Volcanic eruptions can ___(1 point)
Responses
draw animals to the area.
draw animals to the area.
add nutrients to the surrounding soil.
add nutrients to the surrounding soil.
increase biodiversity.
increase biodiversity.
drastically alter the ecosystem.
drastically alter the ecosystem.
Of the following disturbances, which can only be categorized as extreme (i.e., could not be considered small or medium in scale)?(1 point)
Responses
wildfire across several counties in California
wildfire across several counties in California
hurricane flooding in several cities in Texas
hurricane flooding in several cities in Texas
rapid glacial retreat due to climate change
rapid glacial retreat due to climate change
volcanic eruption in the middle of the ocean
Responses
a group of lichens
a group of lichens
sand
sand
rock
rock
the plant community
The melting and subsequent retreat of glaciers is a long process that may take centuries. Why is something so slow considered an extreme disturbance?(1 point)
Responses
They will never grow back after they melt.
They will never grow back after they melt.
They leave behind bare rock with no established ecosystem.
They leave behind bare rock with no established ecosystem.
They strip away trees and destroy everything as they move.
They strip away trees and destroy everything as they move.
They move giant boulders and change the physical shape of the landscape.
Currently, which event is having the greatest effect on the entire interconnected ocean ecosystem?(1 point)
Responses
plastic pollution
plastic pollution
tsunami
tsunami
hurricane
hurricane
oil drilling
Volcanic eruptions can ___(1 point)
Responses
draw animals to the area.
draw animals to the area.
add nutrients to the surrounding soil.
add nutrients to the surrounding soil.
increase biodiversity.
increase biodiversity.
drastically alter the ecosystem.
drastically alter the ecosystem.
Of the following disturbances, which can only be categorized as extreme (i.e., could not be considered small or medium in scale)?(1 point)
Responses
wildfire across several counties in California
wildfire across several counties in California
hurricane flooding in several cities in Texas
hurricane flooding in several cities in Texas
rapid glacial retreat due to climate change
rapid glacial retreat due to climate change
volcanic eruption in the middle of the ocean
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Here are the correct answers to each of your questions:
1. **After an extreme disturbance, what is the first thing to form in an ecosystem?**
**Response:** a group of lichens
2. **The melting and subsequent retreat of glaciers is a long process that may take centuries. Why is something so slow considered an extreme disturbance?**
**Response:** They leave behind bare rock with no established ecosystem.
3. **Currently, which event is having the greatest effect on the entire interconnected ocean ecosystem?**
**Response:** plastic pollution
4. **Volcanic eruptions can ___**
**Response:** drastically alter the ecosystem.
5. **Of the following disturbances, which can only be categorized as extreme (i.e., could not be considered small or medium in scale)?**
**Response:** rapid glacial retreat due to climate change
Feel free to ask if you have more questions!
1. **After an extreme disturbance, what is the first thing to form in an ecosystem?**
**Response:** a group of lichens
2. **The melting and subsequent retreat of glaciers is a long process that may take centuries. Why is something so slow considered an extreme disturbance?**
**Response:** They leave behind bare rock with no established ecosystem.
3. **Currently, which event is having the greatest effect on the entire interconnected ocean ecosystem?**
**Response:** plastic pollution
4. **Volcanic eruptions can ___**
**Response:** drastically alter the ecosystem.
5. **Of the following disturbances, which can only be categorized as extreme (i.e., could not be considered small or medium in scale)?**
**Response:** rapid glacial retreat due to climate change
Feel free to ask if you have more questions!