Pioneer community
Types of Succession
Climax Community
Terrestrial Succession
Primary/ Secondary succession
100

What is the organism survival strategy in the Pioneer community?

r-strategists

100

What is the term for: Succession in a body of freshwater. In this process, small lakes may disappear and be replaced by plant communities. 

Hydrosere

100

What is the organism survival strategy in the Climax community?

k-strategists

100

The first stage in terrestrial succession

Colonization

100

Primary succession occurs in areas that ______?

Have never been occupied by an ecological community

200

The NPP in a pioneer community is ______? (High/Low)

High

200

What is the term for: Succession in salt water marshes. 

Halosere

200

The NPP in a climax community is ______? (High/Low)

Low

200

The second stage in terrestrial succession

Establishment

200

Secondary succession occurs in areas that ______?

There has been a natural or anthropogenic disturbance

300

The diversity in a pioneer community is ______? (High/Low)

Low

300

What is the term for: Succession along sand dunes. This stabilises the dunes and stops them shifting. 

Psammosere

300

The diversity in a climax community is ______? (High/Low)

High

300

The third stage in terrestrial succession

Competition

300

Examples of where primary succession happens

bare rock or sand dunes

400

The mineral cycling in a pioneer community is ______? (Slow, Limited Volume/Quick, Higher Volume)

Slow, Limited Volume

400

What is the term for: Succession starting from bare rock. This is seen most often on lava flows. 

Lithosere

400

The mineral cycling in a climax community is ______? (Slow, Limited Volume/Quick, Higher Volume)

Quick, Higher Volume

400

The fourth stage in terrestrial succession

Stabilization

400

Examples of where secondary succession happens

Abandoned fields, deforested areas, storm damage, flooding.

500

Pioneer communities are the _____ community in the transitions. (First/Last)

First

500

What is the term for: Succession in dry areas. 

Xerosere

500

Pioneer communities are the _____ community in the transitions. (First/Last)

Last

500

The final stage in terrestrial succession

Climax