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This quiz comprehensively covers ecological succession, focusing specifically on primary and secondary succession processes in biology. Appropriate for grades 9-12, the assessment evaluates students' understanding of how ecosystems develop and change over time following disturbances. Students must demonstrate knowledge of pioneer species and their critical role in soil formation, distinguish between the two types of succession based on initial conditions, identify the correct sequence of species colonization from lichens through climax communities, and analyze various environmental triggers that initiate each succession type. The questions require students to apply ecological principles, interpret visual data, recall terminology definitions, and understand the timeline differences between succession types. Students need solid foundational knowledge of ecosystem components, species interactions, and environmental science concepts to successfully navigate these problems. Created by Suzette Brunson, a Biology teacher in US who teaches grade 9-12. This comprehensive assessment serves multiple instructional purposes throughout the ecology unit, functioning effectively as a formative assessment tool to gauge student understanding before advancing to more complex ecosystem topics. Teachers can deploy this quiz as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge, assign it for homework to reinforce lesson concepts, or use it as targeted practice before summative assessments. The varied question formats and visual elements make it particularly valuable for review sessions where students need to synthesize their understanding of succession processes. This quiz directly supports NGSS HS-LS2-2 (evaluating claims about factors affecting biodiversity and populations in ecosystems) and HS-LS2-6 (evaluating design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services), providing educators with aligned content that strengthens students' ecological reasoning skills.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is the goal of the pioneer species in Primary Succession?
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NGSS.MS-LS2-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What are examples of pioneer species in a primary succession?
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
After a volcanic eruption, lava covers the land. What is the order that plants grow to repopulate the area?
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NGSS.MS-LS2-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
the process by which a new community forms where no community lived before
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What is the order of succession shown in this figure?
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?
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NGSS.MS-LS2-4
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
The picture shows what type of succession?
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