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Succession Day 2

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When predictable changes occur in a community over time, it is called:

a)

evolution

b)

succession

c)

biodiversification

d)

natural selection

2.

How is primary succession characterized?

a)

No soil remaining after a disturbance

b)

Soil remaining after a disturbance

c)

Small plants remaining after a disturbance

d)

Large hardwood trees remaining after a disturbance

3.

How is secondary succession characterized?

a)

No soil remaining after a disturbance

b)

Soil remaining after a disturbance

c)

Small plants remaining after a disturbance

d)

Large hardwood trees remaining after a disturbance

4.

What are examples of primary succession (choose all answers that apply.)

a)

Volcanic Eruption

b)

Tornado

c)

Glacier Melting to Expose Rock

d)

Deforestation

e)

Wildfire

5.

What are examples of primary succession (choose all answers that apply.)

a)

Volcanic Eruption

b)

Tornado

c)

Glacier Melting to Expose Rock

d)

Deforestation

e)

Wildfire

6.

What are examples of pioneer species?

a)

Humans and other Great Apes

b)

Common forest animals such as deer, squirrels, and raccoons

c)

Lichens and Mosses

d)

Grasses, trees, and shrubs

7.

Why are pioneer species so important?

a)

They are the best at discovering new places

b)

They are the first species to live in an area after a disruption in the ecosystem

c)

They are able to survive most disruptions in ecosystems

d)

They are the first species discovered in their taxonomic genus

8.

What is the final stage in succession called when the community finally reaches full growth after a disruption?

a)

Peak Performance

b)

Developed Ecosystem

c)

Climax Community

d)

Ecological Diversification

9.

Would this disturbance lead to primary or secondary succession?

a)

primary

b)

secondary

10.

Would this disturbance lead to primary or secondary succession?

a)

primary

b)

secondary

11.

Would this disturbance lead to primary or secondary succession?

a)

primary

b)

secondary

12.

Would this disturbance lead to primary or secondary succession?

a)

primary

b)

secondary

13.

Would this disturbance lead to primary or secondary succession?

a)

primary

b)

secondary

14.

Would this disturbance lead to primary or secondary succession?

a)

primary

b)

secondary

15.

Which of the following is not a possible cause of ecological succession?

a)

A. fire

b)

B. flood

c)

C. earthquake

d)

D. change of season

16.

Which of the following is the correct order of ecological succession?

a)

grass - shrubs - lichens - trees

b)

lichens - shrubs - grasses - trees

c)

lichens - grasses - shrubs - trees

d)

grasses - lichens - shrubs - trees