Succession Quiz Answers

1. True or False: Primary succession always starts with a pioneer species,

which is usually a type of small insect.

false  

2. True or False: Secondary succession usually begins with small grasses.

true  
 
3. What is ecological succession?

Ecological  succession  is  the  constant  replacement  of  one  community  by  another.  
 
4. Compare primary succession to secondary succession.

Primary  succession  occurs  on  new  lands.  Secondary  succession  occurs  on  land  
where  life  has  previously  existed.  
 
5. Name two events that will initiate primary succession?

Primary  succession  occurs  after  lava  flow  cools  and  hardens  into  new  land,  or  a  
glacier  recedes  exposing  new  land.  
 
6. What is the end result of ecological succession?

a) a secondary forest

b) a secondary community

c) a climax community

d) a climax ecosystem

 
7. What do lichens help create?

a) rock

b) soil

c) fungi

d) plants

 
 
  
8. After a forest fire,

a) secondary succession occurs.

b) fertilizer needs to be applied to the land.

c) seeds need to be replanted.

d) all of the above

 
9. Which would represent primary succession?

a) rock → lichen → moss → grass → trees → shrub

b) rock → moss → lichen → grass → shrub → trees

c) rock → lichen → moss → shrub → grass → trees

d) rock → lichen → moss → grass → shrub → trees

 
10. What event can initiate secondary succession?

a) a forest fire

b) an abandoned field

c) a flood

d) all of the above