Ecological Succession Quiz
Authored by Kari Kitchens
Life Skills
9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What is succession?
A series of events where life returns.
A process of plant development.
A type of animal migration.
A method of soil erosion.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What is primary succession?
It is when you have bare rock and erosion, wind, and rain turn it into soil.
It is when trees grow in a forest.
It is when animals migrate to a new area.
It is when soil is already present and trees start to grow.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Which are 2 examples of primary succession?
Mount St. Helens, Surtsey Island.
Yellowstone Park, forest fire.
Lodgepole pine, Lupine.
Sequoia tree, natural disaster.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What happened on Surtsey Island?
A large volcano erupted and created a new island, scientists wondered how life could return there and what the first species would be.
A forest fire destroyed all the trees.
A flood washed away all the land.
An earthquake split the island in half.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What is secondary succession?
When there is some disturbance but the soil remains.
When you have bare rock and erosion, wind, and rain turn it into soil.
When trees grow in a forest.
When animals migrate to a new area.
6.
MATCH QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Match the following examples with their corresponding types of secondary succession.
Example of a forest recovering after a fire.
Yellowstone Park, Forest Fire.
Example of plant species that thrive after a disturbance.
Mount St. Helens, the Surtey island.
Example of volcanic eruption and subsequent ecological succession.
Red wood trees, natural disasters.
Example of trees and natural events leading to ecological changes.
LodgePole Pines, Lupine.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What are pioneer species?
They arrive in areas after a disturbance and restore balance.
They are the last species to arrive in an area.
They are species that migrate to new areas.
They are species that live in the ocean.
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