Quiz: Ecological Succession Quick Check

succession that occurs in an area with no soil

• ecological succession 
• primary succession 
• secondary succession
• pioneer speciles

succession that occurs in an area where soil is already present

• ecological succession 
• primary succession 
• secondary succession
• pioneer speciles

the first organisms that appear in an ecological community

• ecological succession 
• primary succession 
• secondary succession
• pioneer speciles

a stable ecological community that has reached equilibrium

• ecological succession 
• climax community
• secondary succession
• pioneer speciles

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-6

ends in a climax community

• primary succession 
• secondary succession
• both types of succession

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-6

occurs over time

• primary succession 
• secondary succession
• both types of succession

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

• primary succession
• ecological succession
• secondary succession
• intermediate

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the most important function of pioneer species?

• To create rocks
• To create soil and add nutrients to the environment 
• To look nice
• Food for animals 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3