succession notes

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Final illustration (#8) shows

• pioneer species

• climax community

• only biotic factors

• only abiotic factors

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the process by which a new community forms where no community lived before 

• resource

• invasive (non- native) species

• primary succession

• competition

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After a volcanic eruption, lava covers the land. What is the order that plants grow to repopulate the area?

• Lichens → Shrubs → Grasses → Trees

• Lichens → tree → shrubs→Grasses

• Grasses → Lichens → Shrubs → Trees

• Lichens → Grasses → Shrubs → Trees

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What are examples of pioneer species in a primary succession?

• Bushes and Shrubs

• Oak trees

• Mossess and Lichens 

• A rose Bush

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What is the name given to lichen or algae after a primary succession?

• pioneer species

• volunteer species

• founder species

• conqueror species

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The picture shows what type of succession?

• primary

• secondary

• tertiary

• quadanary

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What is the goal of the pioneer species in Primary Succession?

• To kill the dead materials after a disaster

• To rebuild soil

• To feed Johnny

• To put fresh oxygen into the air

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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

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succession that occurs in an area where soil is already present

• ecological succession 

• primary succession 

• secondary succession

• pioneer speciles

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a stable ecological community that has reached equilibrium

• ecological succession 

• climax community

• secondary succession

• pioneer speciles

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starts with bare rock followed by lichen

• primary succession 

• secondary succession

• both types of succession

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reaches a climax community quicker because soil is already present

• primary succession 

• secondary succession

• both types of succession

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Natural disasters such as flooding and tornadoes are linked to ________________.

• primary

• secondary

• old field

• ecosystem

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

• primary succession

• eutrophication

• secondary succession

• intermediate