Ecology Review Part 4 - Ecological Succession

Multiple Choice

Process of gradual, natural change & species replacement

• Tolerance

• Succession

• Pioneer Species

• Climax community

• Limiting Factor

Multiple Choice

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

Multiple Choice

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

Multiple Choice

___ are the first organisms to colonize an area and begin the process of ecological succession.

• foundational organisms

• introductory organisms

• primary organisms

• pioneer species

Multiple Choice

A large tree forest is an example of ...

• a small community

• a abiotic community

• a climax community

• a pioneer species 

Multiple Choice

What is a climax community?

• An ecosystem that is just beginning to grow.

• An ecosystem that is stable and mature and has reached the final stages of succession.

• An ecosystem that is damaged by a forest fire.

• An ecosystem that is damaged by a landslide.

Multiple Choice

Primary succession occurs in an area that has:

• Has Soil

• Has No Soil

• Has Some Soil

• none of these

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about primary succession is true?

• it begins with a climax community

• small mammals are first to inhabit the area

• it only occurs after glaciers retreat

• it begins with bare rock

Multiple Choice

What is the main difference between primary and secondary ecological succession?

• Primary begins WITHOUT soil; Secondary begins WITH soil

• Primary is the first state and secondary is the second stage

• Primary builds plant community; secondary builds animal community.

• Primary begins WITH soil; Secondary begins WITHOUT soil

Multiple Choice

The picture shows what type of succession?

• primary

• secondary

• tertiary

• quadanary

Multiple Choice

What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?

• primary succession

• ecological succession

• secondary succession

• intermediate

Multiple Choice

The picture shows what type of succession?

• primary

• secondary

• tertiary

• quadanary

Multiple Choice

After a volcanic eruption, volcanic rock is present (but no soil). Which of the following states the most likely order of succession that would be seen?

• Lichens → Shrubs → Grasses → Trees

• Lichens → tree → shrubs→Grasses

• Grasses → Lichens → Shrubs → Trees

• Lichens → Grasses → Shrubs → Trees

Multiple Choice

What is an example of an area that is likely to undergo primary succession?

• Glaciers melt and leave exposed rock

• Plants die from drought and decompose

• Land is bulldozed and soil remains

• Farmland is abandoned

Multiple Choice

The lichen on this rock is a ____.

• climax species

• keystone species

• pioneer species

• endangered species

Multiple Choice

What are examples of pioneer species in a primary succession?

• Bushes and Shrubs

• Oak trees

• Mossess and Lichens 

• A rose bush

Multiple Choice

Newly exposed or newly formed rock is colonized by living things for the first time. Certain hardy plants and lichens with few soil requirements, called pioneer species, colonize the area first.

• Climax community

• Primary succession

• Ecological succession

• Secondary succession

Multiple Choice

In 1988 several large forest fires occurred in Yellowstone National Park. What process occurred after these fires?

• primary succession

• secondary succession

• pioneer succession

• symbiotic succession

Multiple Choice

After an area was cleared for farmland 100 years ago, it has completely regrown large trees. This is an example of:

• Evolution

• Ecology

• Primary Succession

• Secondary Succession