Ecology Vocab quiz 3

What type of succession is very slow process in which no soil is present and rocks must be broken down?

• Secondary

• Primary

• Tertiary

• Climax

What type of succession has soil present, existing life destroyed and a faster recovery?

• Secondary

• Tertiary

• Climax

• Primary

Which of the following is an example of primary succession?

• wildfire

• hurricane

• tornado

• volcanic eruption

Which of the following is an example of secondary succession?

• glacier

• natural disaster like a wildfire

• lava cooling after after a volcanic eruption

• paved parking lot

First organism to colonize an area, such as lichen, moss, and fungi

• climax community

• endemic species

• pioneer species

• endangered species

The final, stable stage of succession

• Primary Succession

• Secondary Succession

• Climax Community

• Barren Community

The burning of organic material that puts carbon into the air; increases global warming

• Hydrolysis

• Combustion

• Respiration

• Decomposition

Element released by burning fossil fuel and respiration

• Hydrogen

• Oxygen

• Radon

• Carbon

Gas released by photosynthesis and used in respiration

• Carbon

• Hydrogen

• Oxygen

• Phosphorus

Gas filtered by photosynthesis and released by respiration

• Oxygen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Nitrogen

• Helium