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Ecological Succession

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After land is cleared for farming, what type of succession might occur?

a)

Primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

2.

After a landslide removes all the plants, but leaves the soil behind, what type of succession might occur?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Teritary

3.

Which type of reaches the climax community faster?

a)

primary succession

b)

secondary succession

4.

Which type of succession happens when a new island is formed by a volcano erupting?

a)

primary succession

b)

secondary succession

5.
What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?
a)
primary succession
b)
eutrophication
c)
secondary succession
d)
intermediate
6.
What is formed during primary succession that doesn't need to be formed during secondary succession?
a)
pioneer species
b)
soil
c)
climax community
d)
lichens
7.
After a forest fire, an ecosystem would start regrowth through -
a)
primary succession
b)
secondary succession
c)
climax community
d)
limiting factors
8.
Which catastrophic event will most likely have the effect of returning an ecosystem to primary succession?
a)
A tornado
b)
A volcanic eruption
c)
A flood
d)
A drought
9.
succession that occurs in an area with no soil
a)
ecological succession 
b)
primary succession 
c)
secondary succession
d)
pioneer speciles
10.
starts with bare rock followed by lichen
a)
primary succession 
b)
secondary succession
c)
both types of succession
11.

secretes/releases acid that breaks the rock down into dirt/soil

a)

Primary Succession

b)

Lichen

c)

Hardwood trees

d)

Rock

12.

After a fire, nutrients are returned to the ground in the form of

a)

Hope

b)

Ash

c)

Lichen

d)

Moss

13.

What is the correct order?

a)

lichen, moss, grasses, shrubs, trees

b)

lichen, shrubs, moss, grasses, trees

c)

lichen, trees, flowers, moss, shrubs

d)

Shrubs, trees, lichen, moss, flowers

14.

Energy in an ecosystem is acquired by plants from the ...

a)

sun

b)

moon

c)

stars

d)

lichen

15.

How many types of Ecological Succession are there?

a)

2

b)

1

c)

5

d)

3

16.

Abiotic can be defined as?

a)

An organism that is alive

b)

Non-living parts of an ecosystem

c)

Living Parts of the environment

d)

A new kind of Pokemon that lives with Pikachu

17.

Biotic can be defined as

a)

the living parts of an ecosystem

b)

non-living parts of an environment

c)

rocks and water

d)

snakes and water

18.

Temperature is a(n) _________factor

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

c)

living

d)

cool

19.

Soil is an example of a(n)

a)

Biotic factor

b)

Abiotic factor

c)

competition

d)

herbivorous

20.

Is a deer an abiotic or biotic factor?

a)

abiotic

b)

biotic

21.
What are the biotic factors in this image?
a)
sunlight, elephants, and grasses
b)
sunlight, water,  and air
c)
elephants, plants, trees 
22.
All energy on Earth ultimately comes from what source?
a)
Water
b)
Sun
c)
Consumers
d)
Oxygen
23.
An organism that uses sunlight to create its own food is known as a:
a)
Producer
b)
Heterotroph
c)
Consumer
d)
Decomposer
24.
An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:
a)
Autotroph
b)
Producer
c)
Consumer
d)
Mutualist
25.
The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?
a)
They point to the organism that is being eaten.
b)
It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
c)
They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 
d)
They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.