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Ecological Succession

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which takes longer, primary or secondary succession?

a)

Primary Succession

b)

Secondary Succession

2.

What type of scientist studies plant life?

a)

Botanist

b)

Physicist

c)

Chemist

d)

Biologist

3.

What 3 things can cause primary succession to start?

a)

Volcanic Eruption

b)

Glacial Retreat

c)

Hurricane

d)

Formation of a sand dune

4.

What are the species called that appear first during primary succession?

a)

Pioneer Species

b)

New Species

c)

Alpha Species

d)

Mature Species

5.

True or false: trees are a type of pioneer species

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What is the first layer to appear during primary succession?

a)

Soil

b)

Substrate

c)

Plants

d)

Animals

7.

True or false: humans can be the cause of secondary succession

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which state was Glacier Bay in?

a)

Hawaii

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

California

d)

Alaska

9.

What type of disaster was Exxon Valdez?

a)

Oil Spill

b)

Forest Fire

c)

Volcano Eruption

d)

Glacial Retreat

10.

What is the name of the volcano mentioned in the textbook that erupted after an earthquake?

a)

Volcano Mountain

b)

Mount Saint Helens

c)

Mount Volcano

d)

Mount Alaska

11.

What are the two types of trees mentioned in this chapter?

a)

Hardwood

b)

Tallwood

c)

Softwood

d)

Bigwood

12.

What were most of the fires in the Yellowstone National Park Forest Fire started from?

a)

Humans

b)

They don't know

c)

Lightning

13.

True or false: hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and fires are examples of secondary succession

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What are the stages of primary and secondary succession called?

a)

Phases

b)

Colonies

c)

Seres

d)

Successions

15.

How do seeds get brought back into an area?

a)

Wind

b)

Animals

c)

They just appear

d)

They are already there