Primary Succession
What is Primary Succession?
What is... Ecological succession in a place with that had no life previously
*Answer may vary
True or False: Secondary succession begins with soil present
What is True
A underwater volcano erupts, creating a new island above it
**DAILY DOUBLE
What is... Primary Succession
What is PIONEER SPECIES?
What is... First species to colonize a environment
What happens when lichen die?
What is... When lichen dies, they decompose adding small amounts of organic matter to the rocks to make soil.
The pioneer species in primary succession
What is... Lichen
What is Secondary Succession
**DAILY DOUBLE
Ecological succession that occurs in an area where life was previously present
*Answer may vary
A forest catches on fire
What is... Secondary Succession
What Is Biodiversity?
What is... Variation of organisms in an area
*Answer may vary
What type of succession reaches the climax community the quickest, Primary or Secondary?
**DAILY DOUBLE
What is... Secondary Succession
What is the FIRST step in primary succession?
**DAILY DOUBLE
What is... Soil is created by lichen breaking down rocks.
**DAILY DOUBLE
The pioneer species in secondary succession
What is... Grasses and Shrubs
A glacier recedes and uncovers land
What is... Primary Succession
What Is Climax Community?
What is... A stable group of plants and animals that is the end result of the succession process.
*Answer may vary
What would happen if a new population emerges in an ecosystem with an existing population?
What is... The emergence of a new population decreases the existing population of organisms.
What types of events can cause primary succession to occur?
What is... Any event that can eliminate all life in an ecosystem.
Some of these events are a strong volcano eruption, a large meteor strike, etc.
*Answer may vary
What types of events cause secondary succession?
Any event that can disturb a climax community and leaves nutrients and soil
Some of these events are floods, wildfires, tornados, etc.
**Answers may very
A flood destroys most of the life in an area
What is Secondary Succession
What is Ecological Succession?
What is... Natural, gradual changes in the types of species that live in that area.
*Answers may vary
Does Ecological succession increase or decrease the biodiversity in a ecosystem?
What is... Increases the biodiversity
What is a real-life example of an event that caused a primary succession to occur?
*Hint: We watched a video in the narrative station on this
What is... 1980 Eruption of Mount St. Helens.
Why is secondary succession faster than primary succession?
What is...Secondary succession begins with soil present while primary succession doesn't
A tornado goes through a field destroying the wildlife.
What is...Secondary Succession
What is Lichen?
What is... Lichen is pioneer species of fungus that do not need soil to survive and they break down rocks to make soil.
*Answers may vary
What is... Invasive species can disrupt and slow down the process of ecological success due to harming the existing population of organisms.