Biology: Succession

Which of the following are examples of succession? (select all that apply)

• Primary Succession

• Primary Consumer

• Tertiary Succession

• Secondary Succession

• Secondary Heterotroph

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which type of succession is represented in the diagram above?

• Primary

• Secondary

• Annual Plants

• Hardwood trees

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which type of succession in the diagram above?

• Primary

• Secondary

• Bare Rock

• Hardwood Trees

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What species in this diagram would be present in a climax community

• Shrubs

• Softwood Trees

• Annual Plants

• Hardwood Trees

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What species in this diagram are considered to be pioneer species?

• Small Annual Plants

• Lichens

• Bare Rock

• Hardwood Trees

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A forest catches on fire and burns down all of the plant life. The slow and predictable recover of this ecosystem would be considered...

• Primary Succession

• Secondary Succession

Humans pave a large parking lot for a new Wal-mart. Decades later the store is abandoned. The slow and predictable recovery in this ecosystem is considered...

• Primary Succession

• Secondary Succession

A Volcano erupts and covers the entire mountainside with lava. The lava hardens into extrusive igneous rock. The slow and predictable recovery of this ecosystem is considered...

• Primary Succession

• Secondary Succession

Which pond would be considered to be the oldest and furthest along in the process of Succession?

• Pond A

• Pond B

• Pond C

• Pond D

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The age of an ecosystem can be determined by looking at what factors? (select all that apply)

• The amount of soil present

• The biodiversity and number of organisms

• How much it rains

• How much grass there is

• Whether or not there are rocks