Kessler Succession Video Station

What is ecological succession?

• Series of events when an ecological area wins something

• Series of events where life comes back to an area

• Series of events where an area is invaded by a non-native species

What is missing from primary succession?

• Water

• Sunlight

• Soil

• Nutrients

What is secondary succession?

• Secondary succession is the ecological process of recovery in an area after a disturbance, where soil remains intact.
• Primary succession occurs in lifeless areas without soil.
• Secondary succession only happens in aquatic environments.
• Secondary succession is the process of creating new soil from rock.

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Which of these is the correct definition of a climax community?

• an ecological community in the first stage of succession

• an ecological community in the middle stage of succession where lodgepole pines take over

• An ecological community in the last stage of ecological succession after primary and secondary species have come in

Why do mosses often grow first after a disturbance?

• Mosses can grow on very little soil.

• Mosses are easily transported by animals.

• Mosses grow very easily.

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Which statement is correct about ecological succession?

• Pioneer species grow first and stay dominant in an area.

• Pioneer species are usually herbivores.

• The species of plants that thrive in an area will change over time.

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