Ecological Succession Exit ticket

Gradual, natural change in an ecosystem over time:

• Succession

• Movement

• Evolution

• Change

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

• Secondary

• Primary

• Tertiary

• Important

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The first species to live in a land, after destruction, are:

• Oregon Trail species

• Primary consumers

• Pioneer species

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

• Evolution

• Secondary Succession

• Primary Succession

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-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Primary succession takes ____________ time than secondary succession.

• More

• Less

• Same

Match the following

•  A stable community with a mature forest  is known as a _______community.

• What type of succession is seen after a natural disaster such as a flood, tsunami, or fire as long as soil is present?

• pioneer

• True

•  True or False: Biodiversity will help a species survive a variety of environmental conditions.

• Climax

• secondary

•  Moss, lichen, and other organisms that begin to grow on bare rock in order to start a new community are called ________ species.