Ecological Succession

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What is a pioneer organism? It is the ______ organism in _________ succession.

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is the first, in primary succession

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Secondary succession (think soil) forms after a catastrophic event like a forest fire and has a ___________ growth rate than primary succession because soil already exists.

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faster

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Pioneer species

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Pioneer means first- so it must be the first thing to grow where nothing has grown before.

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Climax community

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An ecosystem that is stable and mature and has reached the final stages of succession.

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What is formed during primary succession that doesn't need to be formed during secondary succession?

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soil

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What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?

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secondary succession

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After a forest fire, an ecosystem would start regrowth through -

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secondary succession

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Which catastrophic event will most likely return an ecosystem to primary succession? Options: A tornado, A volcanic eruption, A flood, A drought

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A volcanic eruption

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Succession that occurs in an area with no soil

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primary succession

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Starts with bare rock followed by lichen

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primary succession