Succession

natural or human-caused change in one or more of the biotic or abiotic factors of an ecosystem

• succession

• disturbance

• resiliency

• resistance

ecosystem stability depends on (select all that apply)

• resilience

• rejuvination

• resistance

• hot spot species

higher richness and evenness allows for more

• natural disturbance

• human-caused disturbance

• resilience

the regrowth of an ecosystem after a disturbance in which the soil was left intact is called

• primary succession

• secondary succession

• resistance

• natural biodiversity

True or false: secondary succession requires pioneer species

• True

• False

the sequence of biotic changes that restore a damaged community or create a new community

• ecological biodiversity

• Simpson's Diversity Index

• ecological succession

• pioneer species

first-time establishment of life in an area

• primary succession

• secondary succession

• brand new diversity

• beginner biodiversity

lichens and moss are a couple examples of

• secondary succession

• climax communities

• first animals of an ecosystem

• pioneer species

the first species to establish a population/life in an area

• hotspot species

• endemic species

• secondary species

• pioneer species

ability of an ecosystem to recover quickly after a disturbance

• resilience

• resistant

• biodiversity

• stability