Succession

the first organisms that appear in an ecological community

• ecological succession 
• primary succession 
• secondary succession
• pioneer speciles

a stable ecological community that has reached equilibrium

• ecological succession 
• climax community
• secondary succession
• pioneer speciles

succession that occurs in an area where soil is already present

• ecological succession 
• primary succession 
• secondary succession
• pioneer speciles

succession that occurs in an area with no soil

• ecological succession 
• primary succession 
• secondary succession
• pioneer speciles

starts with bare rock followed by lichen

• primary succession 
• secondary succession
• both types of succession

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

occurs over time

• primary succession 
• secondary succession
• both types of succession

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

reaches a climax community quicker because soil is already present

• primary succession 
• secondary succession
• both types of succession

this type of succession occurs after a forest fire

• primary succession
• secondary succession
• both

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The final stable community of plants and animals is called:

• pioneer community
• farmland
• climax community
• old field

What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?

• primary succession
• eutrophication
• secondary succession
• intermediate

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4