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Ecological Succession Quiz (1/15/2026)

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Question 1
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Primary and secondary succession are different because secondary succession has what at the start?

Question 2
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Question 3
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Question 4
4.

Is the above image an example of primary or secondary succession?

Question 5
5.

Is the above image an example of primary or secondary succession?

Question 6
6.

Is the above image an example of primary or secondary succession?

Question 7
7.

Is the above image an example of primary or secondary succession?

Question 8
8.

Which type of succession takes longer and why?

Question 9
9.

Which of the following is not true of pioneer communities?

Question 10
10.

Which of the following represents a climax community ?

Question 11
11.

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

Question 12
12.

What are the functions of the pioneer community?

Question 13
13.

The type of succession that happens from tornadoes is

Question 14
14.

Biodiversity increases in

Question 15
15.

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

Question 16
16.

A fire is an example of ____ succession because there was soil present.

Question 17
17.

Match the following words to the correct definition

Draggable itemarrow_right_altCorresponding Item
Lichens
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The first plants to grow during succession
Conifers
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Select ALL of the answers below that are considered pioneer species for a primary succession.
flowers
trees
mosses
bushes
lichen
grasses
Select ALL of the answers below that are considered pioneer species for a secondary succession.
flowers
trees
mosses
bushes
lichen
grasses
D) both B and C
E) both A and B
The final, stable community reached during the stages of sucession
Ecological succession
An organism that grows on rocks and helps form organic soil
Climax community
A process of regrowth that follows an environmental change
Pioneer Species
A tree that bears cones and needle-like leaves