Ecological Communities & Populations Review

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

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?

• primary succession
• ecological succession
• secondary succession
• intermediate

What is the name given to lichen or algae after a primary succession?

• pioneer species
• volunteer species
• founder species
• conqueror species

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the difference between a primary vs. secondary succession?

• secondary occurs where there was no previous community
• they are the same
• secondary occurs in an area that was only partially destroyed
• primary ocurs in an area that was only partially destroyed

a group of interacting populations that occupy the same area at the same time.

• community
• ecological

  succession

• habitat
• species

The change in an ecosystem that happens when

one community replaces another as a result of

changing abiotic and biotic factors

• climax community.

• biological transformation
• ecological succession
• community

The establishment of a community in an area of

exposed rock that does not have any topsoil

• secondary succession

• abiotic factor

• climax community

• primary succession

The orderly and predictable change that takes place after a community of organisms has been

removed but the soil has remained intact

• secondary succession

• primary succession

• community

• climax community

The stable, mature community that results when

there is little change in species composition

• ecological

  succession

• primary succession.

• dynamic community
• climax community

What type of succession is most likely to happen in a burned forest?

• primary

• secondary