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Which 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
d)

Lichens are often the first species to colonize an environment during primary succession. In general, the first species to colonize an enviroment is called
a) secondary succession
b) primary succession
c) pioneer species
d) climax community

Primary succession in an area that has
a) soil
b) some soil
c) no soil
d)

______ are the first organims to colonize an area and begin the process of ecological succession.
a) foundational organsims
b) introductory organisms
c) primary organisms
d) pioneer species

Place the following types of organisms in the order in which they would appear in primary succession
a) bushes, grasses, trees, mosses,lichens
b) lichens, mosses, grasses, bushes , trees
c) lichens, grasses, mosses, trees, bushes
d) mosses, grasses, bushes, trees, lichens

Which of the following is the correct order of ecological succession ?
a) grass-- shrubs--lichens-- trees
b) lichens-- shrubs-- grasses -- trees
c) lichens,--grasses,---trees,-shrubs
d) lichens---grasses --- shrubs---trees

What is the main difference between primary and secondary succession?
a) primary begins WITHOUT soil; secondary begins WITH soil
b) Primary begins WITH soil; secondary begins WITHOUT soil
c) Primary build plant communities; secondary builds animal communities
d) Primary is the first stage and secondary is the second stage

What is the term that describes a steady and stable community?
a) turf community
b) climax community
c) pioneer community
d) disturbed community

Which of the following is NOT a pioneer species?
a) shrubs
b) lichen
c) fungi
d) mosses

True or False : Succession increases biodiversity
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

The final stage of ecological succession is ...
a) mature tree growth
b) climax community
c) primary succession
d) pioneer community

A bare rock community must first undergo
a) the creation of soil in primary succession
b) the formation of grasses in secondary succession
c) creating a climax community
d) the growth of trees on it

Natural disasters such as flooding and tornados are linked to ____
a) primary succession
b) old field
c) ecosystem
d) secondary succession

What is formed during primary succession that doesn't need to be formed during secondary succession?
a) grasses
b) lichens
c) soil
d) climax community

Which experiences the least change over time?
a) pioneer species
b) aquatic succession
c) primary succession
d) climax community

Ends in a climax community
a) primary succession
b) secondary succession
c) both types of succession
d) neither type of succession

Climax communities are always large forests
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

What is ecological succession ?
a) a slow change in an environment
b) a changes that takes days in an environment
c) no change `
d) abiotic change

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