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A hiker approaches a well-established mountain. There are large animals and trees in the habitat. What term best identifies the community?

• Final community

• Primary community

• Climax community

• Habitation community

Why does primary succession take longer than secondary succession?

• Primary succession begins with nutrient-rich soil and secondary succession does not

• Primary succession begins with desolate land

• Secondary succession begins with a rocky environment

• Secondary succession is a long-term change and primary succession is a short-term change

Which explanation describes the role of ecological succession in a garden of weeds?

• Movement of plants and animals in a particular ecosystem

• Transportation of plants from one community to another

• Transpiration of plant populations in a short amount of time

• Transformation of plant communities over time

The type of succession that happens when new land is formed and there is only bare rock on the ground is..

• Primary Succession

• Secondary Succession

• Tertiary Succession

• Producer Succession

The type of succession that occurs after a disruption such as a natural disaster wipes out a previously existing ecosystem?

• Primary Succession

• Secondary Succession

• Tertiary Succession

• Producer Succession

Based on the image, what happens if we leave a pond undisturbed?

• Succession caused it to fill in with dirt and debris.

• It gets deeper and deeper until it becomes a lake.

• Succession causes it to stay the same forever.

• Succession will light the pond on fire.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What do you call the first organism to inhabit an area during a succession event?

• Pioneer Species

• Climax Community

• Equilibrium

• Shrubs

What is the last stage of succession called?

• Pioneer Species

• Climax Community

• Lichens and Moss

• Primary Succession

A state of balance in a system is referred to as...

• Equilibrium

• Primary Succession

• Pioneer Species

• Microhabitat

A small area that has a different group of organisms and conditions that the surrounding area is called a(n) ______.

• Microhabitat

• Ecosystem

• Lichen

• Catastrophic Event