Succession

Question 1

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a climax community?

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experiences no change

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of a pioneer species?

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fungus

Question 3

Succession is always caused by natural events.

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F

Question 4

Human impact on ecosystems would most likely lead to secondary succession over primary succession.

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T

Question 5

Different types of changes take place in ecosystems after they experience a disturbance. From June to September 1988, 51 different wildfires started in Yellowstone Park. By the end of the summer, approximately 794,000 acres of the park were affected, including about 24 percent of the whitebark pine forest population, many lodgepole pine stands, and a variety of other plants and animals. Photo by National Park Service Which type of change was seen in the ecosystems affected by the 1988 fires in Yellowstone Park?

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secondary succession

Question 6

Succession is affected by _______.

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all of the above

Question 7

Which of the following could be both a natural and a human cause of succession?

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fire

Question 8

What is likely to happen to the ecosystem pictured below after a period of time?

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The ecosystem will undergo primary succession followed by secondary succession.

Question 9

How are primary and secondary succession similar?

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Both primary and secondary succession involve ecosystems recovering from a disruptive event.

Question 10

Secondary succession can happen after primary succession or independently of primary succession.

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T

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