Secondary Succession ______________

question 37

Multiple Choice

Secondary succession ______________

• A) occurs after a fire or flood
• B) is predictable because it always ends in the formation of a climax community
• C) occurs after a volcano spreads lava across a landscape
• D) typically begins with lichen colonizing rock
• E) requires primary succession to precede it

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Definitions:

Ash Columns

Vertical plumes of volcanic ash and gas that are ejected into the atmosphere during an explosive volcanic eruption.

Lava Domes

Rounded, bulbous mounds of viscous lava that are formed by the slow eruption of lava from a volcano.

Lava Fountain

A jet of molten lava that is ejected into the air from a volcanic vent.

Pyroclastic Column

A dense cloud of hot ash, gas, and volcanic matter that rises above a volcano during an explosive eruption.