Succession

Succession

8th Grade

12 Qs

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Succession

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Science

8th Grade

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NGSS
MS-LS2-4, MS-LS2-1, MS-LS2-3

Standards-aligned

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Ashley Bryant

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12 questions

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1.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

Look at the picture of an ecosystem after a wildfire and answer the following questions:


What will happen next?


What factors allow plants to be able to live there?


How do the plants spread into the area?


Will all types of plants move in at the same time?


How does an ecosystem develop over time?

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Volcanoes and glaciers are associated with what type of ecological succession would occur?

Primary Succession

Secondary Succession

Deforestation

Photosynthesis

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The first plants or organisms to appear during ecological succession are referred to as _______________________.

Special Species

Pioneer Species

Motivating Species

Trees

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The growth of which of the following usually occurs first in primary succession on a bare rock?

Lichens

Grasses

Trees

Shrubs

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The first species to appear during secondary succession are __________________.

Lichens and Moss

Shrubs and Bushes

Northern Pocket Gophers

Grass and Weeds

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The last stage of ecological succession where an area is in balance and equilibrium is known as the _____________ _________________.

Primary Community

Secondary Succession

Climax Community

Last Stage

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of plant would follow grass during ecological succession?

Lichen

Small Shrubs and Flowering Plants

Large Trees

Moss

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