7th Grade Science- Noonan- Succession Quiz

1. What type of succession is soil already present?

• primary succession
• secondary succession
• both primary and secondary
• neither primary or secondary

2. What is the series of changes where organisms have not previously lived called?

• climax community
• equilibrium
• primary succession
• secondary succession

3. What is the final stage of succession?

• pioneer species
• climax community
• natural disaster
• niche

4. What type of succession will take place in an area of lava flow?

• primary succession
• secondary succession

5. What type of succession will take place after a wildfire has torn through a forest?

• primary succession
• secondary succession

6. What type of succession occurs the fastest?

• primary succession
• secondary succession
• They take about the same amount of time

7. What are the first species to arrive in an area called?

• decomposers
• invasive species
• parasites
• pioneer species

8. What is the main function of pioneer species?

• food for animals
• to create soil
• to make rock
• to turn into trees

9. What are examples of the first species to enter an area in primary succession?

• bushes and shrubs
• mosses and lichens
• oak trees
• pine trees

10. Which shows the correct order of plant growth during succession?

• grasses, lichens, shrubs, trees
• lichens, shrubs, grasses, trees
• lichens, grasses, shrubs, trees
• trees, shrubs, grasses, lichens