Ecological Succession quiz

More questions about Ecological Succession

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1. 1 Easy

   Where does primary succession begin?

   Answer: Fresh lava

   Why: Burned, logged or abandoned land recovers faster because its soil survives, often still holding seeds and roots.

2. 2 Medium

   Which nesting birds most sped up plant growth on Surtsey?

   Answer: Gulls

   Why: Study plots inside the gull colony show faster plant succession than any other habitat studied on the island.

3. 3 Hard

   Who compared plant communities to living organisms in 1916?

   Answer: Frederic Clements

   Why: Henry Gleason's rival individualistic view treats each species as responding to conditions on its own.

4. 4 Easy

   How does a Central European field end up if left alone?

   Answer: As forest

   Why: Starting from bare, lifeless ground, Central Europe's succession to natural forest is reckoned to take 300 to 600 years.

5. 5 Medium

   Who gave the lecture 'The Succession of Forest Trees'?

   Answer: Henry David Thoreau

   Why: The lecture explained how forests regrow through seeds spread by wind and animals, such as nuts that squirrels carry far from the tree.

6. 6 Hard

   In which succession model do early species help later ones move in?

   Answer: Facilitation

   Why: In the rival inhibition model it works the other way round: early arrivals hold back the species that come later.