Succession & Invasive Species

First species to arrive in an area

• invasive species

• abiotic components

• pioneer species

• parasites

Stable, final stage of succession such as an old growth forest

• adaptation

• pioneer species

• niche

• climax community

First species occuring in areas of primary succession are mosses and

• grasses
• wildflowers
• trees
• lichens

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A type of succession where a ecosystem starts with soil, like after a forest fire or farm is called...

• primary succession

• secondary succession

• tertiary succession

• variable succession

A species that is not native to an area is called: 

• Native Species
• Natural Species
• Invasive Species
• Symbiotic Species

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

• primary succession
• ecological succession
• secondary succession
• intermediate

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The picture shows what type of succession starting with bare rock?

• primary

• secondary

• tertiary

• quadanary

The picture shows what type of succession starting with soil already in place?

• primary

• secondary

• tertiary

• quadanary

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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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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