Ecological Succession Quiz

What is the order of succession shown in this figure?

• A, B, C, D
• B, A, D, C
• C, D, A, B
• D, A, B, C

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

• primary succession
• ecological succession
• secondary succession
• intermediate

The picture shows what type of succession?

• primary

• secondary

• tertiary

• quaternary

The picture shows what type of succession?

• primary

• secondary

• tertiary

• pond succession

What are examples of pioneer species in a primary succession?

• Bushes and Shrubs

• Oak trees

• Mosses and Lichens

• A rose Bush

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

The process in which a new ecosystem is formed in an area that was lifeless.

• resource

• invasive (non-native) species

• primary succession

• competition

What is the first species you will see in the early stages of primary succession? (in picture)

• lichens
• grasses
• small plants

Final illustration (#8) shows a

• pioneer species
• climax community
• only biotic factors
• only abiotic factors

Which type of succession is being shown here?

• primary succession
• secondary succession
• tertiary succession
• variable succession