Energy, Succession, Ecosystem Stability

bare, no soil, long time, slow

• primary succession
• secondary succession
• commensalism
• climax community

starts with soil, fast, short time

• primary succession
• secondary succession
• commensalism
• climax community

first organism to inhabit an ecosystem

• pioneer species

• predation

• primary succession

• secondary succession

the plant life in an environment at the end of succession

• competition
• predation
• climax community
• pioneer species

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

• primary succession
• secondary succession
• commensalism
• competition

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

• secondary succession
• primary succession
• commensalism
• predation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

lichens/moss on rock

• pioneer species
• climax community
• commensalism
• parasitsim

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

• climax community
• pioneer species
• commensalism
• predation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

An ecosystem is said to possess ecological stability if:

• it doesn't experience big changes over time

• it is capable of returning to equilibrium

• both answers are correct