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Ecological Succession

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?
a)
primary succession
b)
ecological succession
c)
secondary succession
d)
intermediate
3.

The picture shows what type of succession?

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

quaternary

4.

The picture shows what type of succession?

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

pond succession

5.

What are examples of pioneer species in a primary succession?

a)

Bushes and Shrubs

b)

Oak trees

c)

Mosses and Lichens

d)

A rose Bush

6.
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)
Lichens → tree → shrubs→Grasses
c)
Grasses → Lichens → Shrubs → Trees
d)
Lichens → Grasses → Shrubs → Trees
7.

The process in which a new ecosystem is formed in an area that was lifeless.

a)

resource

b)

invasive (non-native) species

c)

primary succession

d)

competition

8.

What is the first species you will see in the early stages of primary succession? (in picture)

a)
lichens
b)
grasses
c)
small plants
9.

Final illustration (#8) shows a

a)
pioneer species
b)
climax community
c)
only biotic factors
d)
only abiotic factors
10.

Which type of succession is being shown here?

a)
primary succession
b)
secondary succession
c)
tertiary succession
d)
variable succession
11.

Which type of succession is being shown here?

a)
primary succession
b)
secondary succession
c)
tertiary succession
d)
variable succession
12.

Volcanic eruptions lead to

a)
Secondary Succession
b)
Primary succession
c)
Utter and complete destruction! RAWR!
d)
Climax Communities
13.

Which of the following explains what pioneer species are?

a)

The last organisms to colonize an area during primary succession.

b)

The first organisms to colonize an area during succession.

c)

Settlers that traveled across the United States in the early 1800's.

d)

A species that can only live in extremely cold conditions.

14.

This type of succession begins with bare rock.

a)
ecological succession 
b)
primary succession 
c)
secondary succession
d)
pioneer speciles
15.

If a glacier melts and exposes bare rock, which type of ecological succession will occur in this area?

a)

primary succession

b)

secondary succession

c)

pond succession

d)

icy succession

16.

Which of the following explains what a shade tolerant tree is?

a)

A tree that CAN grow without direct sunlight.

b)

A tree that CANNOT grow without direct sunlight.

c)

A tree that only grows in the darkness.

d)

A tree that will be extremely small.

17.
What is the difference between primary and secondary succession?
a)
Primary succession already has soil.
b)
Primary has soil and secondary does not
c)
soil is present in both
d)
primary has no soil and secondary has soil
18.
A large tree forest is an example of ...
a)
a small community
b)
a abiotic community
c)
a climax community
d)
a pioneer species 
19.
Climax communities are always large forests. (Hint; think of a desert environment) 
a)
True 
b)
False
20.
Why does primary succession take longer to reach climax community?
a)
Because trees do not perform photosyntheses.
b)
Because climax community is in a forrest.
c)
Because primary succession already has soil
d)
Because primary succession does not have soil
21.

During a forest fire most vegetation (plants) burn. Which ecological succession will take place after a forest fire?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

22.

The process in which a community changes through time

a)

ecological succession

b)

biodiversity

c)

evolution

d)

ecosystem resilience

23.

Occurs in an area that has never before been colonized

a)

primary succession

b)

natural disturbance

c)

ecological resilience

d)

secondary succession

24.

Occurs in a formerly inhabited area that was disturbed.

a)

primary succession

b)

natural disturbance

c)

ecological resilience

d)

secondary succession

25.

Lichens are important in primary succession because they

a)

help to break down rocks to create soil

b)

provide a soft place for seeds to germinate

c)

are fire-resistant

d)

are gymnosperms, which are important for resilience

26.

A non-living part of an ecosystem that affects its environment

a)

biotic factor

b)

abiotic factor

c)

disturbance

d)

resistance

27.

The image is an example of

a)

primary succession

b)

secondary succession

c)

biodiversity

d)

pioneer species

28.

What is an example of an area that is likely to undergo primary succession?

a)

Glaciers melt and leave exposed rock

b)

Plants die from drought and decompose

c)

Land is bulldozed and soil remains

29.

T or F: Succession increases biodiversity.

a)

true

b)

false

30.

A bare rock community must first undergo...

a)

the break down of soil in primary succession

b)

the formation of grasses in secondary succesion

c)

creating a climax community

d)

the growth of trees on it

31.

Which of the following best describes primary succession?

a)

Volcano wipes out ecosystem that gradually grows back from ash covered soil

b)

Volcano creates a new island of rock that must break down to form an ecosystem

c)

Forest fire burns down forest that must bounce back over time

d)

Tornado destroys a crop that must slowly grow back over time.

32.

The graph shows the biodiversity of a forest over time. 

A disturbance happened at point A. What could that disturbance have been and what type of succession is seen in the graph?

a)

A volcanic eruption led to secondary succession

b)

A forest fire led to primary succession

c)

A flood led to secondary succession

d)

A tornado led to primary succession

33.

What type of succession is seen in the graph?

a)

Primary succession because it starts with mosses

b)

Secondary succession because it starts with mosses

c)

Secondary succession because it has trees come back

d)

Primary succession because it has trees come back

34.

Which type of succession is seen in the graph?

a)

Secondary succession because it starts with grasses

b)

Primary succession because it has trees come back

c)

Primary succession because it starts with grasses

d)

Secondary succession because it has trees come back

35.

Which type of succession is seen in the graph?

a)


Primary succession because it ends with a climax forest

b)

Primary succession because it starts with bare rock

c)

Secondary succession because it ends with a climax forest

d)

Secondary succession because it starts with bare rock

36.

What type of succession is seen in the graph?

a)

Primary succession because it starts with no life

b)

Secondary succession because it starts with no life

c)

Primary succession because it increases the number of individuals

d)

Secondary succession because it increases the number of individuals

37.

What type of succession is seen in the graph?

a)

Primary succession because species decline drastically

b)

Secondary succession because species decrease after a disturbance, then rebound

c)

Primary succession because species increase over time after a disturbance

d)

Secondary succession because there is no soil or species in this area

38.

Which is represented by the blue line in the graph?

a)

Primary succession

b)

Secondary succession

c)

Extinction

d)

Climax Community

39.

Which is represented by the red line in the graph?

a)

Primary succession

b)

Secondary succession

c)

Extinction

d)

Climax Community

40.

If an avalanche occurs and removes all the soil and all the organisms, what would occur?

a)

Climax community

b)

Secondary succesion

c)

Primary succession

d)

Increase in Biodiversity