WorksheetsSuccession Quiz
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 31mins
Gradual, natural change in an ecosystem over time:
Succession
Movement
Evolution
Change
After a volcano destroys the land, ________________ succession takes place.
Secondary
Primary
Tertiary
Important
The first species to live in a land, after destruction, are:
Oregon Trail species
Primary consumers
Pioneer species
A new island is formed after a volcano erupts.
What is the order that things would grow?
Tree, grass, moss
Lichen, Grass, Shrub, Tree
Lichen, Shrub, Moss, Tree
Shrub, grass, moss, tree
After an area was cleared for farmland 100 years ago, it has completely regrown large trees. This is an example of:
Evolution
Ecology
Primary Succession
Secondary Succession
What is the correct order of the pictured seres?
1,2,3,4
4,3,2,1
2,1,4,3
2,1,3,4
What is primary succession?
The growth of plants and animals after a disturbance
The colonization of a new area without any soil
The increase in biodiversity in an ecological community
What is secondary succession?
The colonization of a new area without any soil
The growth of plants and animals after a disturbance
The increase in biodiversity in an ecological community
When examining the recovery of an ecosystem, which type of succession often follows a forest fire, agricultural abandonment, or a clear-cutting event?
A) Primary succession
B) Secondary succession
C) Climax succession
D) Tertiary succession
During ecological succession, how does the growth of young hardwoods affect the organisms living in an ecosystem?
A) Grasses and low shrubs are unable to obtain the amount of light they need to survive, so there are small numbers of them
B) The trees provide shelter and food for a variety of mammals, insects, and birds.
C) In autumn, falling leaves provide a source of energy for decomposers such as fungi.
D) All of the above.
Which of these lists the descriptions in the correct order of ecological succession on Surtsey?
A) I, II, IV, III
B) III, I, II, IV
C) IV, III, I, II
D) II, IV, I, III
Put the steps to Primary Succession in order starting with the most basic stage to the most complex.
Pioneer species: lichen, moss
Small Grasses
Large Grasses and Shrubs
Small, fast growing trees
Large, slow growing hardwood trees
In 1-3 sentences: Compare Primary and Secondary Succession.
Primary succession is.......
Secondary succession is.........
Primary and secondary succession both.....
