1.2 - Ecological Succession

Multiple Choice

Ecological succession is...

• The destruction of habitat

• The process by which an ecosystem changes over time

• the maximum number of organisms an ecosystem can sustain

• not this choice

Multiple Choice

Ecological succession occurs because species can _________ the environment to make it more suitable for another group of species to grow.

• destroy

• detiorate

• modify

• maintain

Multiple Select

Species may modify the environment by which of the following? Select all that apply.

• Providing new food sources

• Creating soil

• Controlling the weather patterns
• Increasing nutrient availability

Multiple Choice

Primary Succession stars from...

• Seeds and Soil

• Bare Rock

​Notice how the recovered ecosystem is similar to the original ecosystem. This is because of the seed left in the soil from the original ecosystem!

Multiple Choice

Secondary Succession starts from....

• Soil and Seeds

• Bare Rock

Multiple Choice

Primary Succession stars from...

• Seeds and Soil

• Bare Rock

Hotspot

Click on the Pioneer Species.

Labelling

Label the Primary Succession diagram to show how stability changes as succession occurs.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Least Stability

Most Stability

Labelling

Label the Primary Succession diagram to show how Biodiversity changes as succession occurs.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Least Biodiversity

Most Biodiversity

Reorder

Order the images below to show PRIMARY SUCCESSION.

• Bare Rock

• Lichens

• Small Plants

• Grasses, Shrubs, Shad Intolerant Trees

• Climax Community

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Hotspot

Click on the Climax Community.

Multiple Choice

Secondary Succession starts from....

• Soil and Seeds

• Bare Rock

Multiple Choice

Ecological succession occurs over __________

• A couple hours

• A few Days

• A few weeks

• MANY YEARS

Dropdown

​

Select answer

Succession takes much longer than ​ ​

Select answer

​ Succession.

Multiple Choice

In New York State, small farms that were abandoned many years ago have become hardwood forests. This is an example of...

• Local Deforestation

• Biotechnology

• Ecological Succession

• Habitat Loss

Multiple Choice

After a fire destroys a forest, the area will most likely

• remain bare land indefinitely

• develop into a desert area

• develop into an entirely different type of forest after hundreds of years

• recover through gradual changes back to a point of long-term stability

Poll

Nice work finishing the module! How do you feel about your knowledge of Ecological Succession?

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