Ecology Vocab #2

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Secondary succession can occur on:

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Land disturbed by man, natural disaster, or fire.

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Succession from A to B?

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Secondary succession.

Front

If farmers use a controlled burn to prevent forest fires, what plants return first?

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grasses

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Succession after a forest fire

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Secondary succession

Front

New island off Hawaii needs what to become an ecosystem?

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Primary Succession

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Lichens and primary succession

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Lichens break down rock to form soil.

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Natural disasters like flooding and tornadoes are linked to _____________.

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secondary

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Name for lichen or algae after primary succession?

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pioneer species

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Greatest number of a species that can exist in a habitat without threatening others.

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carrying capacity

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Impact of no sunlight on an ecosystem

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All living organisms would eventually die.