Ecological Sucession

What is the order of succession shown in this figure?

• A, B, C, D
• B, A, D, C
• C, D, A, B
• D, A, B, C

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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

• primary succession
• ecological succession
• secondary succession
• intermediate

The picture shows what type of succession?

• primary
• secondary

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The picture shows what type of succession?

• primary
• secondary

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What are examples of pioneer species in a primary succession?

• Bushes and Shrubs
• Oak trees
• Mosses and Lichens 
• A rose Bush

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This is the process that forms a new ecosystem where no organisms lived before.

• resource
• invasive (non- native) species
• primary succession
• competition

What is the correct order from oldest (happened first) to youngest (happened last) in this pond succession?

• A, B, C, D
• D, C, B, A
• B, A, D, C
• C, D, A, B

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In which type of succession is soil is already present?

• primary succession 
• secondary succession
• both types of succession

What is the first species you will see after a primary succession?

• lichens
• grasses
• small plants

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3