Ecological Succession

The first species to appear in an area:

• discovering species

• pioneer species

• new species

• colonizing species

Stable, final stage of succession:

• First Community

• Climax Community

• Pioneer Species

• Intermediate Community

What are examples of pioneer species in a primary succession?

• Bushes and Shrubs
• Oak trees
• Mossess and Lichens 
• A rose Bush

What is ecological succession?

• A slow change in an environment
• A change that takes days in an environment
• No change
• Abiotic change

Why does primary succession take longer to reach climax community?

• Because trees do not perform photosyntheses.
• Because climax community is in a forrest.
• Because primary succession already has soil
• Because primary succession does not have soil

First species occuring in areas of primary succession are mosses and

• grasses
• wildflowers
• trees
• lichens

The picture shows what type of succession?

• primary
• secondary
• tertiary
• quadanary

The picture shows what type of succession?

• primary
• secondary
• tertiary
• quadanary

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

What is the correct order from oldest (happened first) to youngest (happened last) in this pond succession?

• A, B, C, D
• D, C, B, A
• B, A, D, C
• C, D, A, B