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Primary and Secondary Succession
By Sharon Fletcher
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What is the process by which communities are established, develop, and change in ecosystems called?
disturbance
succession
reintroduction
environmental change
What type of succession occurs in an area that has not been previously occupied by a community?
ecological disturbance
main succession
primary succession
secondary succession
Which area would primary succession
not
occur?
sand dunes
newly exposed rock areas
an area that just experienced a forest fire
lava flows
What two organisms are the first to appear in areas where primary succession occurs?
mosses and lichens
grasses and shrubs
small trees and flowers
grasses and mosses
Mosses and lichens are known as ____________ ___________ because they are the first species present in an area.
climax forest
bare rock
pioneer species
secondary species
Second-generation plants usually include what 2 kind of plants?
mosses and lichens
mosses and small shrubs
grasses and small shrubs
lichens and small trees
Which of the following is not a climax species?
spruces
mosses
oaks
pines
What kind of succession occurs in areas that have been disturbed?
primary succession
secondary succession
Which area would secondary succession
not
immediately occur?
cutover forests
areas damaged by wind storms
abandoned crop fields
lava flows
area damaged by floods
In which area is the soil often richer?
One that is experiencing primary succession
One that is experiencing secondary succession
Which is a shorter process?
primary succession
secondary succession
