Ecological Succession

Which takes longer, primary or secondary succession?

• Primary Succession

• Secondary Succession

What are the species called that appear first during primary succession?

• Pioneer Species

• New Species

• Alpha Species

• Mature Species

True or false: humans can be the cause of secondary succession

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

After a volcano destroys the land, ________________ succession takes place.

• Secondary

• Primary

• Tertiary

• Important

A pattern of change after existing ecosystem is destroyed, such as clearing for farming.

• Evolution

• Secondary Succession

• Primary Succession

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Primary succession takes ____________ time than secondary succession.

• More

• Less

• Same

A new island is formed after a volcano erupts.

What is the order that things would grow?

• Tree, grass, moss

• Lichen, Grass, Shrub, Tree

• Lichen, Shrub, Moss, Tree

• Shrub, grass, moss, tree

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What type of organism would typically grow on bare rock?

• Moss and lichen

• Grass

• Oak trees

• Shrubs

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Primary succession occurs in an area that has:

• soil

• no soil

• some soil

• none of these

___ are the first organisms to colonize an area and begin the process of ecological succession.

• foundational organisms

• introductory organisms

• primary organisms

• pioneer species