Worksheetsprimary succession
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 55mins
After a volcanic eruption, lava covers the land. What is the order that plants grow to repopulate the area?
Lichens → Shrubs → Grasses → Trees
Lichens → tree → shrubs→Grasses
Grasses → Lichens → Shrubs → Trees
Lichens → Grasses → Shrubs → Trees
Secondary Succession on land always begin when _______ is still available.
Rock
Dirt
Water
Wind
What is the term that describes a steady and stable community?
peak community
turf community
climax community
disturbed community
What is an example of an area that is likely to undergo primary succession?
Glaciers melt and leave exposed rock
Plants die from drought and decompose
Land is bulldozed and soil remains
What is the most important function of pioneer species?
To create rocks
To look nice
Food for animals
To create soil and add nutrients to the environment
What are the first organisms to colonize an area and begin the process of ecological succession.
primary organisms
introductory organisms
foundational organisms
pioneer species
What is the name given to lichen or moss after a primary succession
Pioneer species
Volunteer species
Founder species
Captain species
Succession that occurs in an area with NO SOIL
Ecological succession
Secondary succession
Primary succession
Pioneer species
What type of succession is this?
Primary succession
Tertiary succession
Secondary succession
Variable succession
What is ecological succession?
A slow change in an environment
A change that takes days in an environment
No change
Abiotic change
During a forest fire most vegetation (plants) burn. A forest fire is an example of primary succession.
True
False
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
What is the term that describes a steady and stable community?
peak community
turf community
climax community
disturbed community
Which is faster: Primary or Secondary Succession?
Primary Succession
Secondary Succession
Both Take The Same Amount of Time
Which is the best synonym for catastrophic?
Advantageous
Successful
Disasterous
Fortunate
The permanent displacement of organisms would be an example of a
long term effect of a natural disaster.
short term effect of a natural disaster.
What is the main difference between primary and secondary succession?
primary begins with soil formation and secondary starts with soil intact
primary is the first stage and secondary is the second stage
primary builds plant communities and secondary builds animal communities
primary occurs after natural disasters and secondary occurs after disturbances to the ecosystem
Which of the following correctly matches the catastrophic event with its impact?
Heavy flooding increases the number of species in an area.
A tornado causes seawater to move onto the coast.
A hurricane increases erosion and makes a beach smaller.
A wildfire increases the number of habitats for organisms.
