Primary and Secondary Succession

By Sharon Fletcher
Last updated 11 months ago
11 Questions
Read the article and answer the questions.
1.

What is the process by which communities are established, develop, and change in ecosystems called?

2.

What type of succession occurs in an area that has not been previously occupied by a community?

3.

Which area would primary succession not occur?

4.

What two organisms are the first to appear in areas where primary succession occurs?

5.

Mosses and lichens are known as ____________ ___________ because they are the first species present in an area.

6.

Second-generation plants usually include what 2 kind of plants?

7.

Which of the following is not a climax species?

8.

What kind of succession occurs in areas that have been disturbed?

9.

Which area would secondary succession not immediately occur?

10.

In which area is the soil often richer?

11.

Which is a shorter process?