Natural disasters such as flooding and tornadoes are linked to ________________.
primary
secondary
old field
ecosystem
2. Multiple Choice
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How do lichens contribute to primary succession?
Lichens decompose organic matter from animals and plants
Lichens begin to break down rock to form soil
Lichens are nitrogen fixing bacteria
Lichens convert carbohydrates into fossil fuels.
3. Multiple Choice
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What is formed during primary succession that doesn't need to be formed during secondary succession?
pioneer species
soil
climax community
lichens
4. Multiple Choice
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What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?
primary succession
secondary succession
initial succession
intermediate
5. Multiple Choice
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After a forest fire, an ecosystem would start regrowth through -
primary succession
secondary succession
climax community
limiting factors
6. Multiple Choice
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Which catastrophic event will most likely have the effect of returning an ecosystem to primary succession?
A tornado
A volcanic eruption
A flood
A drought
7. Multiple Choice
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Succession that occurs in an area with no soil...
primary succession
ecological succession
secondary succession
pioneer speciles
8. Multiple Choice
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Succession that occurs in an area where soil is already present...
primary succession
secondary succession
secondary succession
pioneer speciles
9. Multiple Choice
1 minute
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Starts with bare rock followed by lichen...
primary succession
secondary succession
both types of succession
10. Multiple Choice
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This type of succession occurs after a forest fire...
primary succession
secondary succession
both
11. Multiple Choice
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The first organisms that appear in an ecological community
ecological succession
primary succession
secondary succession
pioneer speciles
12. Multiple Choice
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The final stable community of plants and animals is called:
pioneer community
farmland
climax community
old field
13. Multiple Choice
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Succession is the changing sequence of communities that live in an ecosystem during a given time period.
True
False
14. Multiple Choice
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The process of change in the living parts of the ecosystem
ecological succession
primary succession
climax community
pioneer species
15. Multiple Choice
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A stable ecological community that has reached equilibrium
ecological succession
climax community
secondary succession
pioneer speciles
16. Multiple Choice
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Occurs over time
primary succession
secondary succession
both types of succession
17. Multiple Choice
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Reaches a climax community quicker because soil is already present
primary succession
secondary succession
both types of succession
18. Multiple Choice
1 minute
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What is the first species you will see after a primary succession? (in picture)
lichens
grasses
small plants
19. Multiple Choice
1 minute
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Which statement is TRUE about ecological succession?
Succession always results in the same climax community everywhere
Succession always starts with bare rock
Succession always ends with a pioneer species
The climax community will depend on where succession is occurring
20. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
After a volcanic eruption, lava covers the land. What is the order that plants grow to repopulate the area?
Lichens → Shrubs → Grasses → Trees
Shrubs → Trees → Grasses → Lichens
Grasses → Lichens → Shrubs → Trees
Lichens → Grasses → Shrubs → Trees
21. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Natural disasters such as flooding and tornadoes are linked to ________________.
primary
secondary
old field
ecosystem
22. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Where does most primary succession take place in the United States?
Hawaii
Florida
Europe
Old farms
23. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
What triggers or begins Secondary Succession?
When old plants grow in the area
A disturbance (A flood or fire)
Heavy Rain
The completion of Primary Succession
24. Multiple Choice
1 minute
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What is the order of succession shown in this figure?
A, B, C, D
B, A, D, C
C, D, A, B
D, A, B, C
25. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
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
26. Multiple Choice
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the process by which a new community forms where no community lived before
resource
invasive (non- native) species
primary succession
competition
27. Multiple Choice
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What is the correct order from oldest (happened first) to youngest (happened last) in this pond succession?
A, B, C, D
D, C, B, A
B, A, D, C
C, D, A, B
28. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Biodiversity can affect the ________ of ecosystems and the _________ of populations.
sustainability and stability
stability and sustainability
life and existence
existence and life
29. Multiple Choice
1 minute
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To keep our ecosystem healthy, we must keep our?
biodiversiety
earth
sun
biodiversity
30. Multiple Choice
1 minute
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The figure shows the same ecosystem in Texas at two different times. Which of the following most likely caused the change of species shown in the figure?
development of a parking lot
passing through a glacier
preservation of habitat
occurrence of a forest fire
31. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
A hurricane hits coastal prairie and destroys the habitat. Years later there is an appearance of small plants with rapidly spreading roots on newly formed coastal sand dunes. The vegetation describes-
a microhabitat
primary succession
secondary succession
biodiversity
32. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
How is secondary succession different from primary succession?
Secondary succession occurs after a disturbance in an area that was previously uninhabited.
Secondary succession occurs after a disturbance in an area in which the soil has remained intact.