Changing Ecosystems Practice

a series of changes that occurs in an area where no soil or organisms exist

• primary succession

• secondary succession

• voluntary succession

• rapid succession

the first species to populate an area

• technical species

• primary species

• frontier species

• pioneer species

predictable changes that occur in a community over time

• seceding

• succession

• succeeding

• success

What are two types of succession?

• beginning and ending

• voluntary and involuntary

• primary and secondary

• rapid and slow

Which occurs more rapidly?

• primary succession

• secondary succession

Tornadoes, hurricanes and fires are examples of ___________ that can abruptly change an ecosystem.

• human activities

• natural disturbances

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What are two typical types of pioneer species?

• grasses and shrubs

• bushes and trees

• lichens and moss

• rocks and soil

What is a natural disturbance that can abruptly change an ecosystem?

• logging

• hurricane

• farming

• mining

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

a series of changes in an area where the ecosystem has been disturbed, but soil and organisms still exist

• primary succession

• voluntary succession

• involuntary succession

• secondary succession

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Logging, farming, and mining are examples of ___________ that can abruptly change an ecosystem.

• human activities

• natural disturbances

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4