Succession Worksheet

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On what type of land does primary succession first begin to occur?

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Why would most plants such as shrubs and trees find it difficult to grow here?

For the next set of questions, you need to determine if the limiting factor is abiotic or biotic.

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On what type of land does primary succession first begin to occur?

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Why would most plants such as shrubs and trees find it difficult to grow here?

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Define pioneer species and provide and example of a pioneer specie

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What happens to the pioneer species once the new colonizers (trees) become estabilished? Explain why

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List two human activities or natural disasters that could lead to secondary succession.

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What is present for secondary succession but not present for primary succession?

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Define a climax community.

A. A stable community of trees

B. A community of ferns

C. A community of lichens and mosses

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What type of succession occurs after a windstorm blows down all the trees in a forest?

A. primary succession

B. secondary succession

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What might this patch of grassland look like in 20 years?

A. bare rock with lichens and moss

B. a large forest

C. a grassland

For the next set of questions, you need to determine if the limiting factor is abiotic or biotic.

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10.

Temperature

Abiotic

Biotic

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Rainfall

Abiotic

Biotic

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12.

Predators

Abiotic

Biotic

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13.

Soil chemistry

Abiotic

Biotic

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Prey

Abiotic

Biotic

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15.

Plants

Abiotic

Biotic

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Oxygen

Abiotic

Biotic

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Sunlight

Abiotic

Biotic

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Define pioneer species and provide and example of a pioneer specie

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What happens to the pioneer species once the new colonizers (trees) become estabilished? Explain why

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List two human activities or natural disasters that could lead to secondary succession.

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What is present for secondary succession but not present for primary succession?

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Define a climax community.

A. A stable community of trees

B. A community of ferns

C. A community of lichens and mosses

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What type of succession occurs after a windstorm blows down all the trees in a forest?

A. primary succession

B. secondary succession

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What might this patch of grassland look like in 20 years?

A. bare rock with lichens and moss

B. a large forest

C. a grassland

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10.

Temperature

Abiotic

Biotic

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11.

Rainfall

Abiotic

Biotic

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12.

Predators

Abiotic

Biotic

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13.

Soil chemistry

Abiotic

Biotic

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14.

Prey

Abiotic

Biotic

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15.

Plants

Abiotic

Biotic

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16.

Oxygen

Abiotic

Biotic

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17.

Sunlight

Abiotic

Biotic