Succession

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

• Primary Succession

• Secondary Succession

• Deforestation

• Photosynthesis

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

• Special Species

• Pioneer Species

• Motivating Species

• Trees

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

• Lichens

• Grasses

• Trees

• Shrubs

The first species to appear during secondary succession are __________________.

• Lichens and Moss

• Shrubs and Bushes

• Northern Pocket Gophers

• Grass and Weeds

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

What type of plant would follow grass during ecological succession?

• Lichen

• Small Shrubs and Flowering Plants

• Large Trees

• Moss

When an area is burned in a forest fire, and then plants and animals begin to return to the burned area, this is called

• Primary Succession

• Secondary Succession

• Pioneer Species

• Climax Community

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In ___________, soil begins to form when lichens and weather break down volcanic rock into smaller pieces.

• pioneer species

• primary succession

• secondary succession

• climax community

When an area is burned in a forest fire, plants and animals begin to return to the burned area with

• primary succession

• secondary succession

• pioneer species

• climax community