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WorksheetsEcological Succession Check For Understanding
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
The two types of succession are
primary + climax
primary + secondary
secondary + climax
Which type of succession would occur after a major flood?
both would occur
primary
secondeary
What are the first organisms to inhabit an area after a disturbance called?
pioneer species
insects
grasses
Which type of succession happens faster?
secondary
both occur the same
primary
The final stage of ecological succession is the
field
climax community
forest
Which type of ecological succession would occur after a disturbance that left the soil behind?
climax community
secondary
primary
Which of these species would be considered a pioneer species?
lichens
insects
small animals
Which of these species would occur first in secondary succession?
insects
grasses
climax community
What do the pioneer organisms produce in primary succession?
water
bacteria
soil
Which type of succession occurs after a forest fire?
none -the soil is ruined
primary
secondary
A volcano erupts in the ocean forms a new island. Which type of succession will this be?
primary
secondary
volvanic
What type of succession occurs after a glacier retreats?
secondary
climax community
primary
Which of these would occur first in primary succession?
shrubs
lichen
grasses
Which of these would occur first in secondary succession?
shrubs
lichens
grasses
A farmer stopped mowing his field. Over time the field will most likely become a __
forest
lake
field - nothing will change4
Which one appears first?
insects
grasses
large mammals
Any change over time in the numbers and types of organisms in an ecosystem is ___
succession
evolution
growth
Ecological succession ALWAYS ends with a final, stable state
True
False
_________ helps to weather rock to form soil in primary succession.
Volcanoes and glaciers
Abiotic factors
Grazing mammals
