6th T4L2 Succession Review

Primary Succession

Secondary Succession

The growth of plants and animals after a disturbance

The process of organisms in an ecological community over time

The colonization of a new area without any soil

The increase in biodiversity in an ecological community

Large trees

Animals that move into a new area

Small plants that colonize first

Organisms that break down rock into soil

Grasses and weeds

Shrubs

Trees

Animals

Because it involves a disturbance like a forest fire

Because it requires the growth of pioneer species

Because it involves the colonization of a new area without soil

Because it takes hundreds of years for a climax community to form

The colonization of a new area without any soil

The process of organisms in an ecological community over time

The growth of plants and animals after a disturbance

The increase in biodiversity in an ecological community

The presence of soil

The types of pioneer species

The speed of the process

The types of disturbances

Primary succession

Secondary succession

Both take the same amount of time

It depends on the type of disturbance