Ecological Succession

succession that occurs in an area with no soil

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

succession that occurs in an area where soil is already present

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

the first organisms that appear in an ecological community

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

a stable ecological community that has reached equilibrium

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

ends in a climax community

• primary succession 
• secondary succession
• both types of succession

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

starts with bare rock followed by lichen

• primary succession 
• secondary succession
• both types of succession

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is ecological succession?

• A slow change in an environment
• A change that takes days in an environment
• No change
• Abiotic change

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What are examples of pioneer species in a primary succession?

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What is the most important function of pioneer species?

• To create rocks
• To create soil and add nutrients to the environment 
• To look nice
• Food for animals 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the difference between primary and secondary succession?

• Primary succession already has soil.
• Primary has soil and secondary does not
• soil is present in both
• primary has no soil and secondary has soil