This type of succession happens in an area where no life existed before, like after a volcanic eruption.
What is primary succession
Decomposers break down dead things and add ______________ to the soil
What are 'nutrients'
This term describes the natural, gradual process of change in the types of plants and animals in an area over time.
What is ecological succession
I am the first consumer in a food chain. What are TWO names for me?
What is a primary consumer or herbivore
This type of succession occurs in places where an ecosystem used to exist but was disturbed, like after a forest fire.
What is secondary succession
What percent of energy is transferred to the next level in an energy pyramid?
What is 10%
Mosses and lichens are an example of what?
What is pioneer species
What abiotic elements to plants need to survive?
Water, CO2, soil, sun
After a farm field is abandoned, this type of succession might occur as nature reclaims the land.
What is secondary succession