Populations and Succession

What is the first thing to grow on rocks in Primary Succession?

• Moss

• Plants

• Lichen

• Trees

What is the Final Stage of Primary Succession?

• Tall Trees begin to grow and Grass Cannot

• Smaller Trees are growing

• Ferns being to grow

• Flowers are growing

The Change in an Ecosystem to create Balance is called

• Photosynthesis

• Succession

• Homeostasis

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A species that is the first to colonize areas beginning primary succession after a volcanic eruption or glacier scraping the land is called?

• Species Diversity

• Biodiversity

• Species

• Pioneer Species

An Example of Pioneer Species is:

• Lichen and Moss

• Trees

• Flowers

• Pinapples

Plant life starting to grow on a volcano

• primary succession

• secondary succession

• tertiary succession

• variable succession

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First species to arrive in an area

• invasive species

• abiotic components

• pioneer species

• parasites

Series of changes where other organisms have not previously lived

• primary succession

• secondary succession

• commensalism

• competition

Series of changes where an existing community is destroyed

• primary succession

• secondary succession

• commensalism

• competition

Stable, final stage of succession

• adaptation

• pioneer species

• niche

• climax community