Ecological Succession Quiz

Ecological Succession Quiz

9th - 12th Grade

10 Qs

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Ecological Succession Quiz

Ecological Succession Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

Biology

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

NGSS
HS-LS4-5, MS-LS2-4, MS-LS2-3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Elizabeth Wait

Used 13+ times

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

A series of progressive changes in the composition of an ecological community over time

Climax Community

Primary Succession

Ecological Succession

Species Richness

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

The first species to populate an area during succession.

Keystone species

Pioneer species

Foundation species

Invasive species

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The reestablishment of a damaged ecosystem in an area where the soil is intact is called...

primary succession

secondary succession

pioneer succession

symbiotic succession

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following statements about primary succession is true?

it begins with a climax community

small mammals are first to inhabit the area

it only occurs after glaciers retreat

it begins with bare rock

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Media Image
The picture shows what type of succession?
primary
secondary
tertiary
quadanary

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Wildfires in Crater Lake burned approximately 33,000 acres in 2011, leaving 25 square miles of charred timber and bare ground. The five-week fire burned the loblolly pine trees and seeds for which Bastrop State Park is famous. Park rangers are hoping that new plant growth on the bare soil cover will eventually be established as pine trees; however, immediately following a wildfire, the first plants which emerge will most likely be grasses as a stage in─

PRIMARY SUCCESSION

SECONDARY SUCCESSION

TERTIARY SUCCESSION

CLIMAX COMMUNITY

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When a volcano erupted, the lava flow completely covered the ground for miles. It stripped the ecosystem of all life. Within a few years, primary succession began to occur. Which was the pattern of succession that redeveloped the ecosystem?

Rock → Lichens → Soil → Grass → Shrubs → Forest

Rock → Shrubs → Soil → Lichens → Grass → Forest

Soil → Moses → Grass → Shrubs → Forest

Soil → Grass → Shrubs → Forest → Lichens

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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