4.3 Succession

Change in an ecosystem due to time or a disturbance is...

• revolution.

• rotation.

• natural selection.

• succession.

A natural or man-made force that changes the stage of ecosystems is

• succession.

• disturbance.

• pioneer species.

• perennial.

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The end result of succession is...

• bare rock.

• lichens & mosses.

• a climax community.

• shrubland.

Plants that live for one year, make seeds, and die are

• annuals.

• perennials.

• biennials.

• trees.

Plants that come back and make seeds year after year are...

• annuals.

• perennials.

• biennials.

• gymnosperms.

A common example of a pioneer species would be...

• an oak tree.

• a rose bush.

• a fruit tree.

• moss.

A volcanic eruption will likely cause...

• a minor disturbance.

• secondary succession.

• primary succession.

• people to flee screaming into the night.

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Hurricanes, floods and volcanic eruptions are examples of

• primary succession.

• secondary succession.

• natural disturbances.

• unnatural disturbances.

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Examples of unnatural disturbances are...

• forest fires and floods.

• volcanic eruptions and logging.

• farming and hurricanes.

• clearing land to develop it and farming.

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