Biome & Succession quizz

End product of a succession until disturbed by environmental

change

• Climax Community

• Levels of Ecology

• Energy Pyramids

• Carrying Capacity

Represent the loss of energy along a food chain.

• Climax Community

• Levels of Ecology

• Energy Pyramids

• Carrying Capacity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Gradual changes from one community to another. Happens when starting community is barren

(usually just bare rock).

• Primary Succession

• Secondary Succession

• Levels of Ecology

• Catastrophic Events

When a community evolves from a previously

disturbed community. (faster version)

• Primary Succession

• Secondary Succession

• Levels of Ecology

• Catastrophic Events

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

no soil, bare empty environment

• Primary Succession

• Secondary Succession

• None

first species arrive (lichens and algae) - they chemically break

down soil for seeds, can take hundreds of years for soil to develop

• Primary Succession

• Secondary Succession

• None

highly adapted organisms (native weeds) quickly jump in to take

advantage

• Primary Succession

• Secondary Succession

• None

What is the order of succession shown in this figure?

• A, B, C, D
• B, A, D, C
• C, D, A, B
• D, A, B, C

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What are examples of pioneer species in a primary succession?

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

large areas of similar ecosystems

• astrodomes

• food chain

• biomes

• food web