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SB4c Quiz: Succession
Name____________________________
______ 1. When one group of species is replaced with others over time, it is called
A.
B.
C.
D.
climax community.
ecological succession.
evolution
natural selection.
______ 2. Primary succession almost always begins with
A. bare rock.
B. burned out forest.
C. dry lake bottom.
D. hard soil.
______ 3. If a forest fire completely destroys the plant and animal life in a forest, what kind of
succession will eventually start resoring it?
A. primary successions
B. secondary succession
______ 4. The first species to colonize a barren area is called a ...
A. biomes.
B. climax community.
C. grassland.
D. pioneer species.
______ 5. Which of the following organisms would be most likely to occur on a small island that was
formed by a volcanic eruption two years prior?
A.
B.
C.
D.
climbing vines
hardwood tree
lichen
monkey
______ 6. Which term refers to the oldest stage of a forest’s development?
A.
B.
C.
D.
climax forest
conifer forest
pioneer forest
secondary forest
______ 7. If succession has reached its climax community, then in about another 500 years
what will happen?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Primary succession will start over.
Secondary succession will start over.
The climax community will die off.
If left undisturbed, the climax community will remain stable.
______ 8. Which statement is true about ecological succession?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Succession always results in the same climax community everywhere.
Succession always starts with bare rock.
Succession always ends with a pioneer species.
The climax community will depend on where succession is occurring.
______ 9. Compare primary and secondary succession. What is the distinction between them?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Primary succession is the sequence of species that become established early in a newly
colonized area, and secondary succession is the sequence of species that move in later.
Primary succession is the establishment of a community in an area with no soil, while
secondary succession is the establishment of a new community in an existing ecosystem that
was disturbed.
Primary succession is the establishment of a new community in an existing ecosystem that
was disturbed, while secondary succession is the establishment of a community in an area
with no soil.
Primary succession is the sequence of plants that colonize a new area, while secondary
succession is the sequence of animals that move in later.