
Ecological Succession Quiz
Authored by Elizabeth Wait
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9th - 12th Grade
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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
The picture shows what type of succession?
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
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NGSS.MS-LS2-4
NGSS.MS-LS2-3
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