EOCT Review Succession Guided Notes

EOCT Review Succession Guided Notes

AKS 11c. relate environmental conditions to successional changes in ecosystems (GPS)

Predictable ______of ______that occur in a community over time in order to reach stability.

Primary Succession / Secondary Succession
•  ______of rock must occur in order to ______
•  Occurs on ______formed land
•  Takes a ______to reach a climax community / •  Soil is ______present
•  Occurs ______a ______or ______of already present land
•  Takes a ______to establish a climax community

Practice EOCT Questions

1- The correct order of stages in the primary succession of a volcanic island environment is illustrated by

A) shrubs-mosses-coconut trees-sea grasses

B) volcanic rock-lichen-mosses-sea grasses

C) volcanic rock-shrubs-coconut trees-sea grasses

D) volcanic rock-sea grasses-coconut trees-shrubs

2- During the process of ecological succession

A) many new species of organisms evolve rapidly.

B) the number of species in the community decreases.

C) the amount of biomass in the community stays constant.

D) an increasing number of resources and niches become available for animals.

3- Primary succession begins after a

A)tornado.

B)hurricane.

C)lava flow.

D)forest fire.

Climax communities ______communities that are undergoing primary succession.

A) occur before

B) are always the result of

C) are usually more rich in species biodiversity than

D) require more environmental disruption by disasters than