Succession

Succession

​Ecosystems

​What is an ecosystem? How is an ecosystem different from a biome?

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What best describes the term succession?

• rapid changes that create an ecosystem overnight

• gradual changes over time to fully create or restore an ecosystem

• forest with the tallest trees

• the rate species produce offspring

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starts with bare rock followed by lichen

• primary succession 
• secondary succession
• both types of succession
• climax community

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Which progression best explains secondary succession?

• lichens>grass>shrubs>small trees> big trees

• mosses>creates soil>grasses>small trees> big trees

• Volcano destroys ecosystem>grasses>shrubs>small trees>big trees

• Volcano forms new island> lichens>grasses>shrubs>small trees>big trees

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Climax Community

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The picture shows what type of succession?

• primary
• secondary
• tertiary
• quadanary

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Abandoned railroad tracks are overgrown with weeds. Ten years later there are small aspen trees growing in the middle of the tracks. This change is an example of:

• Primary succession

• Biological evolution

• Secondary succession

• Heterotrophic nutrition

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A volcano in a mountainous, wooded region erupts, spewing tons of ash and destroying the forested area around the volcano. If the volcano remains dormant during

the next 1000 years, what will probably happen?

• The area will be repopulated by trees, eventually becoming a

  forest again.

• The mountains will erode and remain without life.

• The area will remain unchanged, covered by volcanic ash.

• The area will turn into a completely different habitat, such as

  desert of plains.

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Primary succession occurs in areas with:

• very little soil

• lots of soil

• no soil

• soil that has been disturbed

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How is primary succession different from secondary succession?

• Primary succession starts with soil.

• Secondary succession start with bare rock.

• Primary succession starts with bare rock, with lichens and moss.

• Fire is an example of primary succession.

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Which of the following is an example of primary succession?

• A.lichens growing on rocks following a volcanic eruption

• B.grasses growing after a forest fire

• C.oak trees replacing pine trees in a forest

• D. non-native species introduced into a climax community

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Which of the following is not a possible cause of ecological succession?

• A. fire

• B. flood

• C. earthquake

• D. change of season

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The end result of ecological succession is

usually a(n)

• A.land biome.

• B.aquatic biome.

• C.unstable community.

• D.climax community.

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Natural disturbances, such as fires or hurricanes, can result in

• A.parasitism.

• B.competition.

• C.commensalism.

• D.succession.