succession

How do you think new plants and animals get to an island like Hawaii?

After land is cleared for farming, what type of succession might occur?

• Primary

• secondary

• tertiary

After a landslide removes all the plants, but leaves the soil behind, what type of succession might occur?

• Primary

• Secondary

• Teritary

What is a climax community? Select 2

• The final community in an ecosystem

• The first species to appear after a forest fire

• Moss and lichen

• Tall hardwood trees

Which type of succession happens when a new island is formed by a volcano erupting?

• primary succession

• secondary succession

Natural disturbances, such as fires or hurricanes, can result in

• A.parasitism.

• B.competition.

• C.commensalism.

• D.succession.

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The end result of ecological succession is usually a(n)

• A.land biome.

• B.aquatic biome.

• C.unstable community.

• D.climax community.

Which of the following is not a possible cause of ecological succession?

• A. fire

• B. flood

• C. earthquake

• D. change of season

. Which of the following is an example of primary succession?

• A.lichens growing on rocks following a volcanic eruption

• B.grasses growing after a forest fire

• C.oak trees replacing pine trees in a forest

• D. non-native species introduced into a climax community

Which of these organisms would you most expect to find on a small island that formed as a result of a volcanic two years prior?

• A.climbing vines

• B.hardwood tree

• C.monkey

• D.lichen