Compare a pond community an field community
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Explanation:
1. What is succession?
a. one community type replaces another over time b. a forest is destroyed and replaced by a pond
c. a climax community is destroyed forever
d. a series of natural changes leading from climax to pioneering community
2. Which is a major difference between primary and secondary succession?
☐a. The types of climax community are different.
b. Soil with seeds is characteristic of secondary succession.
c. Soil with seeds is characteristic of primary succession.
d. The steps leading to the climax community are identical in both.
3. What factors might result in a primary succession?
a. A forest is destroyed by fire. b. A farmer abandons his fields.
c. Pollution causes rapid plant growth in ponds.
d. An island is formed by volcanic activity.
4. What is a climax community?
a. The final stable community in a succession. b. Bare rock represents the climax community.
c. The first types of plants and animals to be established. d. The point when all life forms become extinct.
5. Which statement is true of succession?
☐a. Pioneer organisms represent the dominant forms of plant life.
b. Grasses and shrubs are often replaced by mosses and lichens.
c. Primary succession generally occurs more slowly than secondary succession. d. Pioneer organisms are often the same as the climax organisms.