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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the order of succession shown in this figure?A, B, C, DB, A, D, CC, D, A, BD, A, B, C - 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is true in a climax community?
the community will constantly evolve and change
if one species dies, a new species will fulfill the same role
They are stable for a long time, with the same species maintaining their population
it goes through a major change called "climax" every few hundred years
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?primary successionecological successionsecondary successionintermediate
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which process occurs after a forest fire?
eutrophication
photosynthesis
primary succession
secondary succession
- 5. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False?
The Root System acquires water and minerals from the ground.FalseTrue - 6. Multiple Choice
True or False?
The Climax Stage of Ecological Succession is where the land is barren because as the result of a natural disaster
True
False
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is the goal of the pioneer species in Primary Succession?
To kill the dead materials after a disaster
To rebuild soil
To feed Johnny
To put fresh oxygen into the air
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is Ecological Succession?
Competition between plants in a society
A natural disaster such as a flood or fire
The cycle of a tomato plant
The change an ecosystem experiences over time
- 9. Multiple Choice
What triggers or begins Secondary Succession?
Mrs. Spence's Unit Test
A disturbance from a flood or fire
Heavy Rain
The completion of Primary Succession
- 10. Multiple Choice
What type of succession in an ecosystem occurs over time?
primary succession
secondary succession
both types of succession
none
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which type of succession starts with bare rock followed by lichen?
primary succession
secondary succession
both types of succession
none
- 12. Multiple Choice
Of which type of succession species diversity eventually increases?
primary succession
secondary succession
both types of succession
none
- 13. Multiple Choice
The process of change in the living parts of the ecosystem is ...
ecological succession
primary succession
climax community
pioneer species
- 14. Multiple Choice
The succession that occurs in an area with no soil is ...
ecological succession
primary succession
secondary succession
pioneer species
- 15. Multiple Choice
The succession that occurs in an area where soil is already present is ...
ecological succession
primary succession
secondary succession
pioneer species
- 16. Multiple Choice
The first organisms that appear in an ecological community...
ecological succession
primary succession
secondary succession
pioneer species
- 17. Multiple Choice
A stable ecological community that has reached equilibrium is ...
ecological succession
climax community
secondary succession
pioneer species
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which succession ends in a climax community?
primary succession
secondary succession
both types of succession
none
- 19. Multiple Choice
After a volcanic eruption, lava covers the land. What is the order that plants grow to repopulate the area?
Lichens → Shrubs → Grasses → Trees
Lichens → tree → shrubs→Grasses
Grasses → Lichens → Shrubs → Trees
Lichens → Grasses → Shrubs → Trees
- 20. Multiple ChoiceAs succession progresses, animal species diversity increases due to the fact thatless soil is being createdfood choices increaseprecipitation rates stabilizetemperatures moderate
- 21. Multiple Choice
Lichens are important to the creation of an ecosystem due to the fact that they create soil by
becoming tall
collecting water
reproducing asexually
weathering rock
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThe picture shows what type of succession?primarysecondarytertiaryquadanary
- 23. Multiple ChoiceThe picture shows what type of succession?primarysecondarytertiaryquadanary
- 24. Multiple Choice
What is the role that lichen or moss play in a primary succession?
pioneer species
keystone species
founder species
invasive species
- 25. Multiple Choice
What are the pioneer species for secondary succession?
lichen
moss
grass
algae
- 26. Multiple Choice
What is not the cause of primary succession?
hurricane
volcanic explosion
melting glaciers
landsliders
- 27. Multiple Choice
What is not the cause of secondary succession?
Strip mines
clean cutting
tornado
flood
- 28. Multiple Choice
Lichen look like tiny plants, but they’re actually a fusion between a algae and a fungus.The Alga feeds the fungus, and the fungus absorb water for alga and protects the alga from the environment.
What type of relationship is between algae and fungus?
Parasitism
competition
commensalism
mutualism
- 29. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a true statement for secondary succession?
A.It happens before a natural disaster occurs
It happens on bare rock
It occurs after a natural disaster
A.Pioneer species time period is longer
- 30. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements about succession is correct?
secondary succession occurs where no soil exists
primary succession occurs in areas where soil remains after a disturbance
secondary succession can occur where a disturbance has left soil intact
some cases of succession involve pioneer species, a phenomenon in which species inhibit the growth of newcomers
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