Primary vs Secondary Succession

What does primary succession start with?

• grass

• trees

• annual plants and shrubs

• barren rock; no soil

Primary succession happens after ____________________.

• fire

• tornado

• volcano or melting glacier

• deforestation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The first species to come in

• pioneer species

• primary species

• climax community

• grass

The final stage of succession

• secondary succession

• lichen

• primary succession

• climax community

True or False: Primary succession takes a long time, even hundreds of years

• True

• False

This picture shows which type of succession?

• Primary

• Secondary

This picture shows which type of succession?

• Primary

• Secondary

What does secondary succession start with?

• soil and dirt

• trees

• annual plants and shrubs

• barren rock; no soil

Secondary succession happens after ____________________.

• fire

• melting glacier

• volcano

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

ends in a climax community

• primary succession 
• secondary succession
• both types of succession