Unit 7 Review

What is primary succession?

• The beginning of a new ecosystem where there was previously nothing

• recovering after a wildfire

• Rebuilding after a hurricane

• Climax community

What is Secondary Succession?

• A volcano

• Recovering after a natural disaster

• Climax Community

• The beginning of a new ecosystem

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How does ecological succession relate to equilibrium (balance) in the ecosystem?

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What contributes to a stable ecosystem?

• Primary Succession

• Biodiversity

• Climax Community

• Photosynthesis

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What must a pioneer species be able to do in order to be considered a pioneer species?

• build an ecosystem

• Break Dance

• Perform photosynthesis

• Form new plants

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These organisms are in the correct order:

Grasses->Shrubs->Flowering Plants->Native Trees

True or False

• True

• False

What would pose the biggest threat to biodiversity and equilibrium?

• Global Warming

• Pollution

• Loss of Habitat

• Climate Change

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What does a Climax Community need in order to be stable?

• Biodiversity

• Volcanoes

• Equilibrium

• Pioneer Species

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What are two common pioneer species?

• Bear

• Lichen

• Moss

• Lion

What do animals have to do in order to survive in different biomes?

• Physical growth

• Behavioral Adaptations

• Structural Adaptations

• Genetics

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