Ecological Succession Quiz

Which stage follows the growth of mosses in the succession process?

• Herbs, weeds

• Shrubs

• Grasses

• Lichens

What type of trees are part of the climax community in the diagram?

• Pines and hickories

• Oaks and hickories

• Mosses and lichens

• Grasses and shrubs

In the diagram, which stage is characterized by the presence of shrubs?

• Pioneer stages

• Intermediate stages

• Climax community

• Bare rock stage

According to the diagram, which of the following is not part of the pioneer stages?

• Lichens

• Mosses

• Herbs, weeds

• Oaks, hickories

Which stage in the diagram is likely to take hundreds of years to develop?

• Pioneer stages

• Intermediate stages

• Climax community

• Bare rock stage

What is the final stage of ecological succession as shown in the diagram?

• Intermediate stages

• Pioneer stages

• Climax community

• Shrubs

What is Primary Succession?

• The process of creating life in an area where no life previously existed.

• The process of re-stabilization after a disturbance in an existing ecosystem.

• The process of species extinction in an ecosystem.

• The process of climate change affecting an ecosystem.

Succession can be classified into which two types?

• Primary and Secondary

• Initial and Final

• Simple and Complex

• Rapid and Slow

What is primary succession?

• A process that begins in a place with soil

• A process that begins in a place without any soil

• A process that begins in a forest

• A process that begins in a desert

What is the main question posed in the text?

• Why is there no water?

• Why is there no sunlight?

• Why is there no soil?

• Why is there no air?