Ecological Succession

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A climax community is reached

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At the end of succession

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Order of plant growth after a volcanic eruption covers an island with lava:
- Shrubs → mosses → coconut trees → sea grasses
- Volcanic rock → lichen → mosses → grasses → coconut trees
- Volcanic rock → shrubs → coconut trees → sea grasses
- Volcanic rock → sea grasses → coconut trees → shrubs

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Volcanic rock → lichen → mosses → grasses → coconut trees

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A logger clears a forest and the forest re-grows over many subsequent years. Which type of succession represents the regrowth of this forest?

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Secondary succession

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After a natural disaster, like a hurricane, what will happen to the damaged ecosystem?

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An ecosystem like the previous one will be re-established

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Organisms that are the first to move into an area, and begin forming soil for an ecosystem, are known as

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Pioneer species

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Which statement is not true of secondary succession?

• Moss and lichens must be present
• Occurs after a disturbance
• Begins with soil
• Ends in a climax community

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Moss and lichens must be present

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Which diagram shows the greatest number of pioneer organisms? Options: A, E, C, D

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A

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Which diagram represents a climax community? Options: E, B, C, D

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E

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What caused succession to occur in stages A through E?

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Each community modifying the environment

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The type of vegetation in a climax community that becomes established in an area depends upon the

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climate conditions of the area