Finals Quizizz

To keep our ecosystem healthy we must keep our what?

Biodiversity

What occurs over time?

Both types of successions

The final stable community of plants and animals is called what?

Climax Community

After a volcanic eruption has covered an area with lava, which of the following is the most likely order of succession in the repopulation of the area?

Lichens>Grasses>Shrubs>Trees

What are examples of pioneer species in a primary succession?

Mosses and Lichens

What is the process by which a new community forms where no community lived before?

Primary Succession

What starts with bare rock and is followed by lichen?

Primary Succession

What occurs where an ecosystem has previously existed?

Secondary Succession

What reaches a climax community quicker because soil is already present?

Secondary Succession

How is secondary succession different from primary succession?

Secondary succession occurs after a disturbance in an area in which the soil has remained intact.

Biodiversity can affect the what of ecosystems and the what of populations?

Stability and Sustainability