7.5 A

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Science
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7th Grade
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Hard
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Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
After a natural disaster, like a hurricane, what will happen to the damaged ecosystem?
Nothing; it will remain uninhabited.
A new, completely different ecosystem will evolve
An ecosystem like the previous one will be re-established.
No one really knows what to expect after a natural disaster
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NGSS.MS-LS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Organisms that are the first to move into an area, and begin forming soil for an ecosystem, are known as
pioneer species
endemic species
a climax community
invasive species
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following statements is not true of secondary succession?
moss and lichens must be present
occurs after a distrubance
begins with soil
ends in a climax community
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The first organisms to move into an ecosystem are known as __________, such as mosses.
invasive species
pioneer species
climax community
origin species
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When succession reaches its final stage, it is known as a ____________, and will exist until it is destroyed by a disturbance.
pioneer species
invasive species
climax community
native species
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is an example of an area that is likely to undergo primary succession?
Glaciers melt and leave exposed rock
Plants die from drought and decompose
Land is bulldozed and soil remains
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the main difference between primary and secondary ecological succession?
Primary begins WITHOUT soil; Secondary begins WITH soil
Primary is the first state and secondary is the second stage
Primary builds plant community; secondary builds animal community
Primary begins WITH soil; Secondary begins WITHOUT soil
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