Succession and Biodiversity

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

Which type of succession reaches the climax community faster?

• primary succession

• secondary succession

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

• primary succession

• secondary succession

___ are the first organisms to colonize an area and begin the process of ecological succession.

• foundational organisms

• introductory organisms

• primary organisms

• pioneer species

Primary succession occurs in an area that has:

• Has Soil

• Has No Soil

• Has Some Soil

• none of these

What is an example of an area that is likely to undergo primary succession?

• Glaciers melt and leave exposed rock

• Plants die from drought and decompose

• Land is bulldozed and soil remains

What are examples of pioneer species in a primary succession?

• Bushes and Shrubs
• Oak trees
• Mossess and Lichens 
• A rose Bush

After a volcanic eruption, volcanic rock is present (but no soil). Which of the following states the most likely order of succession that would be seen?

• Lichens → Shrubs → Grasses → Trees

• Lichens → tree → shrubs→Grasses

• Grasses → Lichens → Shrubs → Trees

• Lichens → Grasses → Shrubs → Trees

Primary or secondary ecological succession?

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