Multiple choice
Which succession involves soil?
Ecological Succession
Primary Succession
Secondary Succession
Tertiary Succession.
3. Secondary Succession
Fill in the blank: Use the following word bank
Ecological succession is the process of ecological change in an______where one ________is replaced by another community over time?
Word Bank: ecosystem, community, secondary succession, primary succession, pioneer species.
ecosystem, community
True or False: There are 2 types of successions?
True
Which succession takes less time?
a.Primary succession
b. Secondary succession
b. Secondary succession
How does a primary succession occur?
When a community forms in an area that has not been previously occupied.
Occurs in an area that was previously occupied by living organisms
One that remains relatively constant, with predictable changes.
None of the above
1. When a community forms in an area that has not been previously occupied.
Fill in the blank: Use the following word bank
A stable ecosystem is ______ that remains relatively constant with predictable_______?
Word Bank: two, changes, similarities, one, succession, an animal
changes,one
True or False: Pioneer species are the last organisms to grow in a new environment?
False
Which succession takes more time?
a Primary succession
b.Secondary succession
a Primary succession
What are some examples of Primary Succession?
Fish and Crab
Fire and Hurricane
Plants and animals
Lichen and mosses
Lichen and mosses
Write/ Type 2 examples of what grows once enough soil has been generated to retain nutrients.
Answers: small plants, flowers, ferns, and shrubs
T/F: Secondary succession occurs when there are no disturbances
False
What are some examples of Secondary successions?
a.Plants and Animals
b.Lichen and Mosses
c.Hurricane and Fire
d.Crab and Fish
c.Hurricane and Fire
When is the climax of the community reached?
a . The start of succession
b.The middle of succession
c.The end of succession
d.None of the above
c.The end of succession
Write/ Type What are the Pioneer species for Secondary Successions?
Answer: weeds and grasses
T/F Primary succession and secondary succession are the 2 Ecological successions.
True
In what type of succession does lichens and mosses become present?
a.Secondary Succession
b.Ecological Succession
c.Primary Succession
D.Tertiary Succession.
c.Primary Succession
What is the difference between Primary and Secondary Succession?
a.Primary succession requires soil and Secondary
Succession doesn’t.
b.Primary succession rebuilds an area that was destroyed by a disturbance. Secondary succession causes a community to form in an area that wasn’t occupied.
c.Primary succession causes a community to form in an area that wasn’t occupied. Secondary succession rebuilds an area that was destroyed by a disturbance.
c.Primary succession causes a community to form in an area that wasn’t occupied. Secondary succession rebuilds an area that was destroyed by a disturbance.
17. Write/Type What are 4 examples of primary succession?
Answer:Lichens,Mosses,Grasses,Small shrubs
T/F:The last organisms to grow in a new environment are pioneer species
False; 1st
8.What is a climax community?
a.A mature and stable community of plants and animals
b.A community that is replaced by another community
c.A community that forms in an area that has not been previously occupied
a.A mature and stable community of plants and animals