STAAR Review

The type of succession that occurs after a disruption such as a natural disaster wipes out a previously existing ecosystem?

• Primary Succession

• Secondary Succession

• Tertiary Succession

• Producer Succession

How is secondary succession different from primary succession?

• Primary already has soil

• Secondary already has soil

• Secondary starts on bare rock

• Primary starts after a disturbance

The first organisms that appear in an ecological community

• ecological succession 

• primary succession 

• secondary succession

• pioneer speciles

How do lichens contribute to primary succession?

• Lichens decompose organic matter from animals and plants

• Lichens begin to break down rock to form soil

• Lichens are nitrogen fixing bacteria

The first group of organisms like lichens and moss to colonize an area are called

• Pioneer Species

• organisms

• niche

• microhabitat

The first organisms to appear in an ecological community

• climax community

• primary succession

• secondary succession

• pioneer species

What is the name given to lichen or algae after a primary succession?

• pioneer species

• volunteer species

• founder species

• conqueror species

What are examples of pioneer species in a primary succession?

• Bushes and Shrubs

• Oak trees

• Mossess and Lichens

• A rose Bush

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

An illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?

• Class Insecta

• Order Amblygygi

• Order Araneae

• Order Scorpiones

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?

• Juniper

• Pine

• Spruce

• Fir