Forest Succession

What are the species called that appear first during primary succession?

• Pioneer Species

• New Species

• Alpha Species

• Mature Species

What is the first layer to appear during primary succession?

• Soil

• Substrate

• Plants

• Animals

True or false: humans can be the cause of secondary succession

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What are the stages of primary and secondary succession called?

• Phases

• Colonies

• Seres

• Successions

This type of succession occurs after a forest fire

• primary succession

• secondary succession

• both

If fires don't regularly occur, ____ will create the climax stage of succession. They out-shade the pines with their huge leaves.

• shrubs

• fir trees/conifers

• hardwoods

• annuals

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The picture shows what type of succession?

• primary

• secondary

• tertiary

• quadanary

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

How do lichens contribute to primary succession?

• Lichens decompose organic matter from animals and plants

• Lichens begin to break down rock to form soil

• Lichens are nitrogen fixing bacteria

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

The picture shows what type of succession?

• primary

• secondary

• tertiary

• quadanary

Which catastrophic event will most likely cause an ecosystem to begin primary succession?

• A tornado

• A volcanic eruption

• A flood

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2