Ecological Succession Trivia Quiz!
9 Questions
| Total Attempts: 455
.
Questions and Answers
- 1.Primary succession almost always begins with:
- A.
Hard soil
- B.
Bare rock
- C.
Dry lake bottom
- D.
Burned forest
- 2.If a forest fire completely destroys the plant and animal life in a forest, what kind of succession will eventually start restoring it.
- A.
Primary Succession
- B.
Secondary Succession
- 3.The first species to inhabit a barren environment are:
- A.
Pioneer species
- B.
Community organisms
- C.
Bacteria
- 4.How long does secondary succession take before it reaches a climax community?
- A.
10 years
- B.
100 years
- C.
1000 years
- D.
1 million years
- 5.What is an example of a pioneer species?
- A.
Protists
- B.
Bacteria
- C.
Fungi
- D.
Lichen/Moss
- 6.A glacier retreating would result in what type of succession?
- A.
Primary Succession
- B.
Secondary Succession
- 7.Which of the following would lead to secondary succession?
- A.
Glacier retreating
- B.
Flood
- C.
Volcanic eruption
- 8.Which type of succession takes longer?
- A.
Primary Succession
- B.
Secondary Succession
- 9.If no natural disasters go through a specific area over a long period of time, that area would reach a climax community.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Back to top