Test #2 - Biology Honors

A series of more-or-less predictable events that occur in a community over time is known as _______________ _________________.

• Primary succession

• Ecological succession

• Secondary succession

• Spongebob

This diagram is an example of what kind of succession?

• Secondary succession

• Primary succession

• Ecological succession

• Succession

The first species to colonize barren areas are ____________ ______________.

Succession that occurs when a disturbance affects an existing community but doesn’t completely destroy it is known as

• Secondary succession

• Primary succession

• Ecological succession

• Rugrats

A specific, uniform, and stable community at the “end” of succession is known as a

• Ecosystem

• Climax community

• Biome

• Community

Aquatic succession begins with a body of water such as a __________.

This diagram is an example of what kind of succession?

• Secondary succession

• Primary succession

• Succession

• Ecological succession

Succession after human-caused disturbances

can be __________________ depending on the level of disturbance.

A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities is a

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Biome

• Land

Biomes are described by their __________________.

• Vegetation

• Water

• Animals

• Smeels