Catastrophic Events, Succession, A vs. B, Biomes, Biodivers

Which of these is not an impact to the ecosystem after a hurricane?

• Fires throughout the area
• Poor water quality in the area
• Erosion of beaches
• Massive flooding

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which is not an impact to the ecosystem after a drought?

• Water is scarce and causes organisms to find new sources of water elsewhere.
• Floods will wipe out all the vegetation
• Herbivores will have to leave and find food elsewhere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A sudden shift in the earth's crust

• Earthquake
• Flood
• Drought
• Volcano

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A catastrophic event can be described as...

• When an ecosystem is destroyed by a natural disaster or human events.

• When the cats destroy an event.

• When large numbers of events occur all at once.

• When the strophic layers of the Earth are destroyed.

Which of the following best describes primary succession?

• Volcano wipes out ecosystem that gradually grows back from ash covered soil

• Volcano creates a new island of rock that must break down to form an ecosystem

• Forest fire burns down forest that must bounce back over time

• Tornado destroys a crop that must slowly grow back over time.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is the pioneer species in primary succession?

• grass and weeds.

• large plants and animals.

• volcano.

• Lichens and moss.

What is the order of succession shown in this figure?

• A, B, C, D
• B, A, D, C
• C, D, A, B
• D, A, B, C

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

After a volcanic eruption, lava covers the land. What is the order that plants grow to repopulate the area?

• Lichens → Shrubs → Grasses → Trees
• Lichens → tree → shrubs→Grasses
• Grasses → Lichens → Shrubs → Trees
• Lichens → Grasses → Shrubs → Trees

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Succession type?

• primary succession
• secondary succession
• tertiary succession
• variable succession

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A rock

• Biotic (living)

• Abiotic (non-living)

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3