Fill in blank Ecological Succession

Succession means an ecosystems that is "dynamic." What does word dynamic mean with regards to succession?

What can cause an ecosystem to an ecosystem to change?

__________ is the constant replacement of one community by another. It happens after a big change in the ecosystem.

Ecological succession that happens on new lands such as volcanic rock is called ...

Primary succession starts with pioneer species that break the rock. Examples of pioneer species are

Along with abiotic factors such as water and climate, pioneer species help create _______ on which larger plants and animals can live.

In an ecological succession, small plants and trees are replaced with

Sometimes ecological succession occurs in areas where life has already existed. This is called ______ succession.

Examples of events that cause secondary succession would be an abandoned field or lot. Another example would be

The end result of ecological succession where a stable balance of plants and animals exist is called