Topic 6 Lessons 1 & 2 Review

After a volcanic eruption, lava covers the land. What is the order that plants grow to repopulate the area?

• Lichens → Shrubs → Grasses → Trees
• Lichens → tree → shrubs→Grasses
• Grasses → Lichens → Shrubs → Trees
• Lichens → Grasses → Shrubs → Trees

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Reaches a climax community quicker because soil is already present

• primary succession 
• secondary succession
• both types of succession

A pioneer species is...

• a large organism
• the first organisms to adapt to a new environment 
• The best organism 
• Abiotic organisms 

Succession that occurs in an area with NO SOIL

• ecological succession 
• primary succession 
• secondary succession
• pioneer speciles

Which of the following is a disturbance that can disrupt a community ?

• Fire

• Flood

• Tsunami

• All are correct

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Primary succession occurs in an area of bare rock that does not have _______________.

• rocks

• roots

• water

• topsoil

What is the main difference between primary and secondary ecological succession?

• Primary begins WITHOUT soil; Secondary begins WITH soil

• Primary is the first state and secondary is the second stage

• Primary builds plant community; secondary builds animal community

• Primary begins WITH soil; Secondary begins WITHOUT soil

What word describes a trait that helps an organism survive in its environment?

• natural selection

• mutation

• camouflage

• adaptation

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Which organisms are most likely to survive?

• the best adapted
• the fastest
• the strongest
• the most domesticated (tamed)

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A living or once-living organism in an ecosystem is a

• population
• biotic factor
• abiotic factor
• community

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