ecological succession

Succession

By Hannah Homoelle

Open Ended

How do you think new plants and animals get to an island like Hawaii?

Multiple Choice

After land is cleared for farming, what type of succession might occur?

• Primary

• secondary

• tertiary

Multiple Choice

After a landslide removes all the plants, but leaves the soil behind, what type of succession might occur?

• Primary

• Secondary

• Teritary

Multiple Choice

Which type of reaches the climax community faster?

• primary succession

• secondary succession

Multiple Choice

Which type of succession happens when a new island is formed by a volcano erupting?

• primary succession

• secondary succession

Open Ended

What happens to fish that die in a lake if they aren't eaten?

Multiple Select

What is a climax community? Select 2

• The final community in an ecosystem

• The first species to appear after a forest fire

• Moss and lichen

• Tall hardwood trees

Multiple Choice

Which biome is Nashville in?

• Temperate rainforest

• Desert

• Grassland

• Taiga

Multiple Choice

Which takes longer, primary or secondary succession?

• Primary Succession

• Secondary Succession

Multiple Select

What 3 things can cause primary succession to start?

• Volcanic Eruption

• Glacial Retreat

• Hurricane

• Formation of a sand dune

Multiple Choice

What are the species called that appear first during primary succession?

• Pioneer Species

• New Species

• Alpha Species

• Mature Species

Multiple Choice

True or false: trees are a type of pioneer species

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or false: humans can be the cause of secondary succession

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or false: hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and fires are examples of secondary succession

• True

• False

Multiple Select

How do seeds get brought back into an area?

• Windy

• Animals

• Their iban magic

• They are already there