Ecological Succession

What are examples of pioneer species in a primary succession?

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

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is the difference between primary and secondary succession?

• Primary succession already has soil.

• Primary succession has soil and secondary succession does not.

• Soil is present in both.

• Primary succession has no soil present and secondary succession already has soil present.

Which is the correct order in primary succession?

• Rocks, Lichens & Mosses, Bushes & Shrubs, Trees
• Lichens & Mosses, Rocks, Trees, Bushes & Shrubs 
• Trees, Bushes and Shrubs, Lichens & Mosses, Lichens & Mosses
• Rocks, Grass, Trees, Bushes & Shrubs

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

An area that begins with bare rock and takes longer to become a forest is ...

• Primary Succession

• Secondary Succession

A farmer abandons his farm. A a short time a forest begins to grow on his abandoned farm. What type of succession would this be considered?

• Primary Succession

• Secondary Succession

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-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Succession that occurs in an area with NO SOIL

• ecological succession 
• primary succession 
• secondary succession
• pioneer species

a stable ecological community that has reached equilibrium

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

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

Natural disasters such as flooding and tornadoes are linked to ________________.

• primary succession

• secondary succession

• old field

• ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2