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Multiple Choice Succession Worksheet

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For the next set of questions, you need to determine if the limiting factor is abiotic or biotic.

Deterimine if the limiting factors are abiotic or biotic

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On what type of land does primary succession first begin?

soil

bare rock

grass

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Why would most plants such as shrubss and trees find it difficult to grow after primary succession?

no soil

too cold

too hot

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Pioneer species are

the first to grow in a community

are large trees

ferns

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An example of pioneer species is

trees

grasses

lichens

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What happens to the pioneer species once the new colonizers (like seed plants) become established?

the pioneer species continue to grow

the pioneer species die because of competition

the pioneer species outnumber the trees

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Click off two causes of secondary succession

fire

volcanic eruption

melting glacier

torando

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What is present for seconary succession but not present for primary succession?

soil

sunlight

water

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Define a climax community.

A stable community of trees

A community of ferns

A community of lichens and moss

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What type of succession occurs after a windstorm blows down all the trees in a forest?

primary succession

secondary succession

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A windstorm in a forest blows down all the large trees. Soon, wildflowers and grasses sprout up in the area. What might this patch of forest look like in 20 years?

bare rock with lichens and moss

a large forest of trees

small grasses and wildflowers

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Temperature

Abiotic

Biotic

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Rainfall

Abiotic

Biotic

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Predators

Abiotic

Biotic

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Soil chemistry

Abiotic

Biotic

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Prey

Abiotic

Biotic

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Plants

Abiotic

Biotic

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Oxygen

Abiotic

Biotic

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Sunlight

Abiotic

Biotic