Succession

A gradual change in the types of species that live in a community.

• succession

• pioneer species

Which best describes secondary succession?

• the gradual change in an area’s species before a disturbance

• the gradual change in an area’s species after a disturbance

• the quick change in an area’s species after a disturbance

• the quick change in an area’s species before a disturbance

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Secondary succession would most likely be taking place in a(n)

• abandoned field.

• exposed rock after a glacier melts.

• area of cooling lava.

• climax community

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In which row is the kind of succession incorrectly listed?

• row 1

• row 2

• row 3

• row 4

Which is an example of secondary succession?

• lichens growing on cooled lava rock

• a pioneer species moving into an uninhabited area

• ferns growing in a forest that has been logged

• a grapevine growing in an abandoned vineyard

Which statement belongs in the region marked X?

• changes occur gradually

• begins when lichens populate an area

• results in a reduction of the number of species

• occurs only in cases of volcanic activity

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A gradual introduction of species in an area where NO soil or organisms exist.

• Primary succession

• Secondary succession

• Climax Community

A gradual change in species of an area after a disturbance, like after a fire. Not all species are destroyed, soil is still intact, and new plants begin to grow.

• Secondary succession

• Primary succession

• Climax Community

The final stage of succession in which a community is stable/balanced; complete return from natural disaster or formed from nothing.

• climax community

• primary succession

• secondary succession

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Moss grows where there was previously only rock. Which situation describes this example?

• a pioneer species in primary succession

• a pioneer species in secondary succession

• a climax community in primary succession

• a climax community in secondary succession

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