Ecological Succession

What is the goal of the pioneer species in Primary Succession?

• To kill the dead materials after a disaster
• To rebuild soil
• To feed Johnny
• To put fresh oxygen into the air

The picture shows what type of succession?

• primary
• secondary
• tertiary
• quadanary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The picture shows what type of succession?

• primary
• secondary
• tertiary
• quadanary

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

After a volcanic eruption, lava covers the land. What is the order that plants grow to repopulate the area?

• Lichens → Shrubs → Grasses → Trees
• Lichens → tree → shrubs→Grasses
• Grasses → Lichens → Shrubs → Trees
• Lichens → Grasses → Shrubs → Trees

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Reaches a climax community quicker because soil is already present

• primary succession 
• secondary succession
• both types of succession

This is an example of...

• Climax communities
• Secondary succession
• Lichen
• Pioneer species

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Succession that occurs in an area with NO SOIL

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

Which process is most likely to occur after a forest fire?

• eutrophication

• photosynthesis

• primary succession

• secondary succession

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is an succession?

• Series of gradual changes that occur after a disturbance
• Changes that only happen when species die
• a series of changes that cause a population to increase or decrease
• an INSTANT change caused by a disturbance

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which catastrophic event will most likely have the effect of returning an ecosystem to primary succession?

• A tornado
• A volcanic eruption
• A flood
• A drought

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4