Ecological Communities

The picture shows what type of succession?

• primary

• secondary

• tertiary

• pond succession

What are examples of pioneer species in a primary succession?

• Bushes and Shrubs

• Oak trees

• Mosses and Lichens

• A rose Bush

After a volcanic eruption, lava covers the land. What is the order that plants grow to repopulate the area?

• Lichens → Shrubs → Grasses → Trees

• Lichens → tree → shrubs→Grasses

• Grasses → Lichens → Shrubs → Trees

• Lichens → Grasses → Shrubs → Trees

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What is the first species you will see in the early stages of primary succession? (in picture)

• lichens

• grasses

• small plants

Final illustration (#8) shows a

• pioneer species

• climax community

• only biotic factors

• only abiotic factors

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Which type of succession is being shown here?

• primary succession

• secondary succession

• tertiary succession

• variable succession

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Which type of succession is being shown here?

• primary succession

• secondary succession

• tertiary succession

• variable succession

Volcanic eruptions lead to

• Secondary Succession

• Primary succession

• Utter and complete destruction! RAWR!

• Climax Communities

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Which of the following explains what pioneer species are?

• The last organisms to colonize an area during primary succession.

• The first organisms to colonize an area during succession.

• Settlers that traveled across the United States in the early 1800's.

• A species that can only live in extremely cold conditions.

Which of the following explains what a shade tolerant tree is?

• A tree that CAN grow without direct sunlight.

• A tree that CANNOT grow without direct sunlight.

• A tree that only grows in the darkness.

• A tree that will be extremely small.

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