Quiz 5.3

MATCHING

______ 1. a common type of succession that occurs on a surface where an ecosystem has previously existed

______ 2. the first organisms to colonize any newly available area and begin the process of ecological succession

______ 3. a final and stable community

______ 4. a type of succession that occurs on a surface where no ecosystem existed before

______ 5. a type of succession that occurs on abandoned farmland

______ 6. a gradual process of change and replacement of the types of species in a community

a. ecological succession

b. primary succession

c. secondary succession

d. pioneer species

e. climax community

f. old-field succession

MULTIPLE CHOICE

______ 7. What type of vegetation would you expect to find on an abandoned farm that has remained undisturbed for 150 years?

a. short grasses

b. shrubs

c. young pine trees

d. tall, mature oak trees

______ 8. What type of vegetation would you expect to find on newly formed volcanic islands?

a. lichens

b. short grasses

c. shrubs

d. young trees

______ 9. What type of succession occurs after a natural process such as a forest fire or flood?

a. primary succession

b. secondary succession

c. old-field succession

d. climax community

______10. The eruption of Mount St. Helens was followed by

a. primary succession.

b. secondary succession.

c. old-field succession.

d. forest succession.