Changing Ecosystems Quiz

Ecological succession can begin when seeds are carried to bare areas by birds or the wind.

• True

• False

Ecological succession in new areas of land with little or no soil is secondary succession.

• True

• False

If an existing ecosystem is destroyed, ________.

• primary succession occurs

• secondary succession occurs

• a climax community comes into existence

• a different type of biome emerges

What is the difference between primary succession and secondary succession?

You play baseball in a field at the park where the grass is mowed all summer. What type of succession would occur if no one mowed the grass at all?

• Primary succession

• Secondary succession

The end product of aquatic succession is a new land ecosystem.

• True

• False

A pasture gradually returns to a forested state. This is secondary succession.

• True

• False

After lava covers the land, _________ occurs

• primary succession

• secondary succession

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How does human activity cause disruptions in ecosystems. Circle all that apply:

• Eutrophication

• Resource Extraction

• Pollution

• Nonnative Species

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What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?

• primary succession
• eutrophication
• secondary succession
• intermediate

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