WorksheetsSuccession and Biomes
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 3hrs 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Succession that occurs in an area with NO SOIL
a)
ecological succession
b)
primary succession
c)
secondary succession
d)
pioneer speciles
2.
The first organisms that appear in an ecological community
a)
ecological succession
b)
primary succession
c)
secondary succession
d)
pioneer speciles
3.
How do lichens contribute to primary succession?
a)
Lichens decompose organic matter from animals and plants
b)
Lichens begin to break down rock to form soil
c)
Lichens are nitrogen fixing bacteria
4.
Starts with BARE ROCK followed by lichen
a)
primary succession
b)
secondary succession
c)
both types of succession
5.
The picture shows what type of succession?
a)
primary
b)
secondary
c)
tertiary
d)
quadanary
6.
Natural disasters such as flooding and tornadoes are linked to ________________.
a)
primary
b)
secondary
c)
old field
d)
ecosystem
7.
The final stable community of plants and animals is called:
a)
pioneer community
b)
farmland
c)
climax community
d)
old field
8.
In which biome can you find permafrost?
a)
taiga
b)
tundra
c)
desert
d)
chaparral
9.
Which biome, because of its climate, has the largest number of species of plants and animals?
a)
tundra
b)
desert
c)
rain forest
d)
pine forest
10.
Which biome is MOST LIKE the "desert" in terms of precipitation?
a)
tropical rainforest
b)
temperate deciduous forest
c)
tundra
d)
coniferous forest
11.
What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?
a)
primary succession
b)
secondary succession
12.
What is an succession?
a)
Series of gradual changes in an ecosystem that occur after a disturbance
b)
Changes that only happen when species die
c)
an INSTANT change caused by a disturbance
13.
What time frame best describes how long primary succession generally takes?
a)
less than year
b)
around 1 year
c)
more than 1 but less than 100
d)
more than a 100 years
14.
After a volcanic eruption, lava covers the land. What is the order that plants grow to repopulate the area?
a)
Lichens → Shrubs → Grasses → Trees
b)
Shrubs → Trees → Grasses → Lichens
c)
Grasses → Lichens → Shrubs → Trees
d)
Lichens → Grasses → Shrubs → Trees
15.
Which biome covers most of the land mass near the Earth's equator?
a)
tundra
b)
desert
c)
grassland
d)
tropical rainforest
16.
Which biome is characterized by low temperatures and low amounts of rainfall?
a)
tundra
b)
desert
c)
temperate deciduous forest
d)
tropical rain forest
17.
One characteristic feature of tundra is that only the surface thaws in the summer and refreezes in the winter, leaving a layer of permanently frozen subsoil. This characteristic is known as
a)
glaciation
b)
permafrost
c)
crystallization
d)
soil frost
18.
Which type of trees is found in a temperate forest?
a)
deciduous
b)
evergreen
c)
ginko
d)
palm
19.
Which major biome is home to cacti, mesquite, white thorn, pack rats, small reptiles, and coyotes?
a)
desert
b)
taiga
c)
tundra
d)
grassland
20.
Which biome receives between 0 and 25 centimeters of precipitation each year, has a temperature range from -27 to 5 degrees Celsius, has frozen soil, and is home to hares, caribou, and wolves?
a)
desert
b)
mountain
c)
savannah
d)
tundra
21.
Which biome contains large populations of grazing herbivores, few species of birds, and deep, rich soil?
a)
taiga
b)
tundra
c)
deciduous forest
d)
grassland
22.
This biome contains mostly spruce trees and Douglas firs, which are both evergreen. The winters are long and cold and the summers are short and rainy. The soil is very rich. Moose and elk live here. This biome is classified as a
a)
taiga
b)
tundra
c)
deciduous forest
d)
temperate forest
23.
The most important abiotic factors when studying biomes are...
a)
Food and Water
b)
Water and Sunlight
c)
Temperature and Oxygen
d)
Water and Temperature
24.
Areas defined by their geographical location and ecological similarity are called?
a)
ecozones
b)
biotopes
c)
biomes
d)
biodomes
25.
_________ is the amount of salt dissolved in water.
a)
Temperature
b)
Salinity
c)
Nutrients
d)
Pressure
26.
This is the zone that low tide exposes and high tide covers.
a)
Intertidal
b)
Pelagic
c)
Benthic
d)
Neritic
27.
An ecosystem where water covers the soil or water is near the surface of the soil is called
a)
a desert
b)
an ocean
c)
an estuary
d)
a wetland
28.
The aphotic zone is
a)
the ocean's dark lower layer where photosynthesis cannot occur
b)
the sunlit upper layer of the ocean where photosynthesis occurs
c)
on the bottom of lakes, streams, and oceans.
d)
where benthos are found
29.
Fresh water referrers to which of the following
a)
oceans, rivers, lakes
b)
ponds, rivers, oceans
c)
lakes, ponds, streams
d)
streams, lakes, oceans
30.
Regions of the ocean are commonly referred to as what type of systems
a)
Mountainous
b)
Estuary
c)
Marine
d)
Desert
31.
This area is a very harsh environment in the ocean due to tides crashing and receding.
a)
Coral Reef
b)
Aphotic Zone
c)
Abyss
d)
Intertidal Zone
32.
Aquatic biomes cover roughly how much of the Earth's surface
a)
10%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
33.
Which of the following is considered a wetland?
a)
Swamps
b)
Marshes
c)
Bogs
d)
All of the above.
34.
The biome known for trees with broad leaves that fall off the trees in the winter.
a)
Coniferous Forests
b)
Deciduous Forests
c)
Deserts
d)
Tropical Rain Forests
35.
Secondary succession occurs where an ecosystem has previously existed.
a)
false
b)
true
36.
What is an omnivore ?
a)
omnivores eat both consumers and producers
b)
omnivores eat only consumers
c)
omnivores eat only producers
d)
omnivores eat only decomposers
37.
What is the order of succession shown in this figure?
a)
A, B, C, D
b)
B, A, D, C
c)
C, D, A, B
d)
D, A, B, C
38.
What does symbiosis mean?
a)
living separately, no relationship between 2 species
b)
living together, close relationship between 2 species
c)
living separately, long distance relationship between 2 species
39.
If the population of a certain predator increases, there is often _______ its prey
a)
a decrease the population of
b)
an increase of the population of
c)
great news for its prey of
d)
no impact found on
40.
Which type of succession reaches the climax community quicker?
a)
primary succession
b)
secondary succession
c)
tertiary succession
d)
quaternary succession
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