5th Grade Science Ch. 4 Review

The predictable and orderly changes that occur in nature are called:

• seres

• primary succession

• ecological succession

• secondary succession

A sere is:

• a wise person

• one stage of succession

• the final stage of succession

• to burn

The __________ of an area can determine how severely a disturbance affects it.

• topography

• colonization

• ecology

• pioneer species

Lichen are often the first plants, or _________, to grow in a barren land.

• vegetables

• pioneer species

• substrate

• sere

_________ occurs when a new substrate is formed.

• Succession

• Erosion

• Secondary Succession

• Primary Succession

__________ is the study of the relationships between organisms and their environments.

• Ecology

• Biology

• Chemistry

• Psychology

The plant life in an area is called __________.

• sere

• vegetation

• migration

• extinction

Primary succession begins in an area with:

• Bare Rock

• Soil

Secondary succession begins in an area with:

• Bare Rock

• Soil

What is an example of an area that is likely to undergo primary succession?

• Glaciers melt and leave exposed rock

• Plants die from drought and decompose

• Land is bulldozed and soil remains