Succession Review

Primary succession occurs in an area that has not been previously occupied by a community.

• True

• False

The first organisms to appear in the beginning stage of succession are called

• climax community

• pioneer species

• keystone species

• biome

Is a forest area that has been washed away by a flood a primary or secondary area of succession?

• Primary succession

• Secondary succession

A volcano eruption is an example of

• primary succession

• secondary succession

When an area is burned in a forest fire, and then plants and animals begin to return to the burned area, this is called

• primary succession

• secondary succession

• climax community

• pioneer species

What process results in the development of a new ecosystem where there was not one before?

• primary succession

• secondary succession

• tertiary succession

In _____ ______ , soil begins to form when lichens and weather break down volcanic rock into smaller pieces.

• primary succession

• secondary succession

The final stage of succession when a community has reached a stable point is known as

• climax community

• interest community

• circumstantial community

• major community

What is one important difference between primary and secondary succession?

• reaching a climax community

• having pioneer species

• soil is present in the beginning stage

• gradual growth