4.2 Ecological Succession

Front

Order of succession shown in the figure: A, B, C, D, B, A, D, C, C, D, A, B, D, A, B, C

Back

C, D, A, B

Front

What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B? Options: primary succession,

agricultural succession

, secondary succession,

intermediate succession

Back

secondary succession

Front

What is represented by the final illustration (#8)? Options: tertiary succession, climax community, terrestrial completion, biosphere

Back

climax community

Front

Which of the following best describes primary succession?

Back

A volcano creates a new island of rock that slowly forms an ecosystem.

Front

Why does biodiversity increase during the course of succession?

Back

Many populations of organisms gradually begin to occupy the same area to create a climax community.

Front

Which are the first organisms to colonize an area and begin the process of ecological succession?

Back

pioneer species

Front

Which of the following is NOT a pioneer species?

Shrubs

,

Lichen

,

Mosses

,

Fungi

Back

Shrubs

Front

The picture shows what type of succession? Options: primary, secondary, tertiary,

quaternary

Back

primary

Front

Order of plant growth after a volcanic eruption: Lichens, Shrubs, Grasses, Trees

Back

Lichens → Grasses → Shrubs → Trees

Front

Which of the following best describes a successor species?

• Lichen grows on bare rock.
• Grass begins to grow on an abandoned farm field.
• Small bushes start growing on an old football pitch.
• All of the answers may describe a successor species.

Back

Small bushes start growing on an old football pitch.