Succession Quiz

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

• primary succession
• eutrophication
• secondary succession
• intermediate

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A garden was cleared out, but had to be left alone for a month. What would you expect to see?

• lichens and mosses
• grasses and weeds
• a fully blossomed garden
• bushes and small trees

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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Starts with BARE ROCK followed by lichen

• primary succession

• secondary succession

• both types of succession

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What is ecological succession?

• Competition between plants in a society

• A natural disaster such as a flood or fire

• The cycle of a tomato plant

• The change an ecosystem experiences over time

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Which of the following is true in a climax community?

• The community will constantly evolve and change.

• If one species dies, a new species will fulfill the same role.

• They are stable for a long time, with the same species maintaining their population.

• It goes through a major change called "climax" every few hundred years.

The first organisms that appear in an ecological community are called

• climax community

• primary succession

• secondary succession

• pioneer species

The picture shows what type of succession?

• primary
• secondary
• tertiary
• quadanary

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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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How do lichens contribute to primary succession?

• Lichens decompose organic matter from animals and plants
• Lichens begin to break down rock to form soil
• Lichens are nitrogen fixing bacteria
• Lichens convert carbohydrates into fossil fuels.

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What is formed during primary succession that doesn't need to be formed during secondary succession?

• pioneer species
• soil
• climax community
• lichens