Ecological Succession

Primary succession occurs in an area that has:

• Has Soil

• Has No Soil

• Has Some Soil

• none of these

What is the main difference between primary and secondary ecological succession?

• Primary begins WITHOUT soil; Secondary begins WITH soil

• Primary is the first state and secondary is the second stage

• Primary builds plant community; secondary builds animal community.

• Primary begins WITH soil; Secondary begins WITHOUT soil

The first species to appear in an area:

• discovering species

• pioneer species

• new species

• colonizing species

after the BASTROP FIRE the area began regrowth through:

• primary succession

• secondary succession

True or False: primary and secondary succession have the same pioneer species.

• True

• False

Which is faster: Primary or Secondary Succession?

• Primary Succession

• Secondary Succession

• Both Take The Same Amount of Time

Which of the following is NOT a pioneer species?

• Shrubs

• Lichen

• Mosses

• Fungi

The Final stage of ecological succession is...

• Mature Tree Growth

• Climax Community

• Pioneer Community

Bare rock community must first undergo...

• Primary Succession

• Secondary Succession

• Climax

What is ecological succession?

• A slow change in an environment
• A change that takes days in an environment
• No change
• Abiotic change