Ecological Succession Quiz (1/15/2026)

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Ecological Succession Quiz (1/15/2026)

Last updated 4 months ago

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item

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

bare rock

soil

grass

they are not different

Select ALL of the answers below that are considered pioneer species for a primary succession.

Select ALL of the answers below that are considered pioneer species for a secondary succession.

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

primary succession

secondary succession

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

primary succession

secondary succession

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

primary succession

secondary succession

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

primary succession

secondary succession

Which type of succession takes longer and why?

A) primary succession because it starts with soil

B) primary succession because it doesn’t have soil

C) secondary succession because it starts with soil

D) secondary succession because it doesn’t have soil

Which of the following is not true of pioneer communities?

A) low nutrient requirements

B) deep root system

C) short heights

D) mosses, ferns and lichens

Which of the following represents a climax community ?

A) mosses, ferns and lichens

B) short grasses and shrubs

C) small, fast growing trees

D) tall, slow growing trees

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

A) tall grasses and slow growing trees

B) shrubs and fast growing trees

C) flowers and short grasses

D) mosses and lichens

What are the functions of the pioneer community?

The type of succession that happens from tornadoes is

A) secondary

B) primary

C) deflected

D) none of the above

Biodiversity increases in

A) primary succession only

B) secondary succession only

C) deflected succession only

D) primary and secondary succession

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

True

False

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

primary

secondary

Match the following words to the correct definition

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Conifers		The first plants to grow during succession
Pioneer Species		The final, stable community reached during the stages of sucession
Climax community		An organism that grows on rocks and helps form organic soil
Lichens		A process of regrowth that follows an environmental change
Ecological succession		A tree that bears cones and needle-like leaves

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

bare rock

soil

grass

they are not different

 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

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

primary succession

secondary succession

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

primary succession

secondary succession

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

primary succession

secondary succession

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

primary succession

secondary succession

Which type of succession takes longer and why?

A) primary succession because it starts with soil

B) primary succession because it doesn’t have soil

C) secondary succession because it starts with soil

D) secondary succession because it doesn’t have soil

Which of the following is not true of pioneer communities?

A) low nutrient requirements

B) deep root system

C) short heights

D) mosses, ferns and lichens

Which of the following represents a climax community ?

A) mosses, ferns and lichens

B) short grasses and shrubs

C) small, fast growing trees

D) tall, slow growing trees

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

A) tall grasses and slow growing trees

B) shrubs and fast growing trees

C) flowers and short grasses

D) mosses and lichens

What are the functions of the pioneer community?

A) to make rocks

B) to make soil

C) to add nutrients to the soil 

D) both B and C

E) both A and B

The type of succession that happens from tornadoes is

A) secondary

B) primary

C) deflected

D) none of the above

Biodiversity increases in

A) primary succession only

B) secondary succession only

C) deflected succession only

D) primary and secondary succession

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

True

False

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

primary

secondary

Match the following words to the correct definition

Conifers

The first plants to grow during succession

Pioneer Species 

The final, stable community reached during the stages of sucession

Climax community

An organism that grows on rocks and helps form organic soil

Lichens

A process of regrowth that follows an environmental change

Ecological succession

A tree that bears cones and needle-like leaves