Multiple Choice Succession Worksheet

On what type of land does primary succession first begin?

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

Pioneer species are

An example of pioneer species is

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

Click off two causes of secondary succession

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

Define a climax community.

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

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?

Temperature

Rainfall

Predators

Soil chemistry

Prey

Plants

Oxygen

Sunlight