Succession - Primary & Secondary

What is ecological succession?

• A series of predictable changes that occur in a community over time.

• It is the number of fish increasing.

• It is the seasons of the year.

• It is that rain follows cloud formation.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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

• extremely slower

• slower

• faster

What is a climax community?

• An ecosystem that is just beginning to grow.

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

• An ecosystem that is damaged by a forest fire.

• An ecosystem that is damaged by a landslide.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Natural disasters such as flooding and tornadoes are linked to ________________.

• primary
• secondary
• old field
• ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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

• pioneer species
• soil
• climax community
• lichens

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

• primary succession
• eutrophication
• secondary succession
• intermediate

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

succession that occurs in an area with no soil

• ecological succession

• primary succession

• secondary succession

• pioneer species

succession that occurs in an area where soil is already present

• ecological succession

• primary succession

• secondary succession

• pioneer species

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

• primary succession
• secondary succession
• climax community
• limiting factors

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

occurs over time

• primary succession 
• secondary succession
• both types of succession