Succession and Human Impact Review

What is deforestation?

• Clearing Earth's forests on a massive scale

• Eating too much vegetables

• Going to a forest and pulling weeds

• Clearing the five trees in my backyard

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of these is one cause of deforestation?

• Urbanization

• Buying a Christmas tree during the holidays

• Overbreeding birds in the wild

• Cutting down the tree in your backyard

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

When human-made chemicals and garbage find their way into nature and harm the air, soil, and water it is called

• pollution

• habitat destruction

• overexploitation

• climate change

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Most water pollution is the result of

• human activities.

• drought.

• volcanic eruptions.

• storms.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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

• primary succession

• ecological succession

• secondary succession

• intermediate

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

The picture shows what type of succession?

• primary

• secondary

• tertiary

• quadanary

The picture shows what type of succession?

• primary

• secondary

• tertiary

• quadanary

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

• pioneer species

• volunteer species

• founder species

• conqueror species