Vocab Check in- Resilient and Dynamic Ecosystems

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New land forms in Hawaii when lava from Kīlauea volcano hardens. The first organisms to populate this land are called __________________ species. Over time, a series of changes called ______________________ succession occur, allowing various organisms to colonize the land.

• pioneer, secondary

• pioneer, primary

• community, primary

Which of the following would lead to primary succession

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What is the term for the first species to return after a disaster?

• Pioneer Species

• Oak Trees

• Champion Species

Florida has stopped farming in the Everglades to restore wetlands. Olivia and Daniel are helping to remove structures that disrupted water flow. What change will occur if water flows on this land again?

• The community of organisms currently living there will remain the same.
• Populations of local wetland plants will recolonize the land.
• Populations of local wetland animals will emigrate (leave) from the land.
• A new community of woodland organisms will develop through primary succession.

Succession is...

• Predictable and orderly changes in an ecosystem over time.

• When two animals live closely together.

• A species thriving in a specific environment.

A storm floods a small island, damaging its ecosystem. Only lichen and moss remain. Chinh says this is primary succession, while Brenda says it's secondary succession. Who is right?

• Chinh is correct because lichen and moss were the first organisms to return to the island.

• Brenda is correct because the lichen and moss were disturbed but remained on the island and there is a layer of soil.

• Both students are correct because the changes were caused by a natural event rather than human activity.

• Neither student is correct because the changes were caused by human activity rather than a natural event.

How does logging affect a pine forest ecosystem? Choose two.

• It would change the plant populations.

• It would change the animal populations.