Ecological Succession

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Succession

Which type of succession takes longer and why?

A) primary succession because it starts with soil

B) primary succession because it doesn’t have soil

C) secondary succession because it starts with soil

D) secondary succession because it doesn’t have soil

A) low nutrient requirements

B) deep root system

C) short heights

D) mosses, ferns and lichens

A) mosses, ferns and lichens

B) short grasses and shrubs

C) small, fast growing trees

D) tall, slow growing trees

A) tall grasses and slow growing trees

B) shrubs and fast growing trees

C) flowers and short grasses

D) mosses and lichens

A) secondary

B) primary

C) deflected

D) none of the above

A) primary succession only

B) secondary succession only

C) deflected succession only

D) primary and secondary succession

True

False

A) primary

B) secondary

C) deflected

D) both secondary and deflected

Which type of succession takes longer and why?

A) primary succession because it starts with soil

B) primary succession because it doesn’t have soil

C) secondary succession because it starts with soil

D) secondary succession because it doesn’t have soil

Which of the following is not true of pioneer communities?

A) low nutrient requirements

B) deep root system

C) short heights

D) mosses, ferns and lichens

Which of the following represents a climax community in Michigan?

A) mosses, ferns and lichens

B) short grasses and shrubs

C) small, fast growing trees

D) tall, slow growing trees

What would most likely be the dominant community found in stage I?

A) tall grasses and slow growing trees

B) shrubs and fast growing trees

C) flowers and short grasses

D) mosses and lichens

What are the functions of the pioneer community?

A) to make rocks

B) to make soil

C) to add nutrients to the soil 

D) both B and C

E) both A and B

The type of succession that happens from tornadoes is

A) secondary

B) primary

C) deflected

D) none of the above

Biodiversity increases in

A) primary succession only

B) secondary succession only

C) deflected succession only

D) primary and secondary succession

In succession, plant populations precede, which means to come before, animal populations.

True

False

Which type of succession is shown in the diagram below?

A) primary

B) secondary

C) deflected

D) both secondary and deflected