7.5 Ecological Succession

What is formed during primary succession that doesn't need to be formed during secondary succession?

• pioneer species
• soil
• climax community
• lichens

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

• primary succession
• eutrophication
• secondary succession
• intermediate

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A climax community is reached

• at the beginning of succession

• in the middle of succession

• at the end of succession

• when an ecosystem is destroyed

A volcano erupts and covers the entire island it is on with lava. Once it eventually hardens, primary succession begins to occur. Which of the following lists the correct order in which plant growth would occur?

• shrubs -> mosses -> coconut trees -> sea grasses

• volcanic rock -> lichen -> mosses -> grasses -> coconut trees

• volcanic rock -> shrubs -> coconut trees -> sea grasses

• volcanic rock -> sea grasses -> coconut trees -> shrubs

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A logger clears a forest and the forest re-grows over many subsequent years. Which type of succession represents the regrowth of this forest?

• Primary succession

• Secondary succession

• Pioneer species

• Climax community

After a natural disaster, like a hurricane, what will happen to the damaged ecosystem?

• Nothing; it will remain uninhabited.

• A new, completely different ecosystem will evolve

• An ecosystem like the previous one will be re-established.

• No one really knows what to expect after a natural disaster

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Organisms that are the first to move into an area, and begin forming soil for an ecosystem, are known as

• pioneer species

• endemic species

• a climax community

• invasive species

Which of the following statements is not true of secondary succession?

• moss and lichens must be present

• occurs after a distrubance

• begins with soil

• ends in a climax community

The first organisms to move into an ecosystem are known as __________, such as mosses.

• invasive species

• pioneer species

• climax community

• origin species

When succession reaches its final stage, it is known as a ____________, and will exist until it is destroyed by a disturbance.

• pioneer species

• invasive species

• climax community

• native species