Intervention/Practice 7.10C Ecological Succession

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12 questions
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The general idea that a specific area once had no life and eventually gained many types of life is called _______
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Primary ecological succession is when an area starts with _______ and then slowly colonizes it.
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One of the best examples we have of primary ecological succession is when new _______ forms due to _______ flowing out of the ocean and hardening.
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When organisms begin to colonize this hardened lava rock, they are known as the _______ and can be in the form of microbes, lichens, or ferns.
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Select all the things a pioneer species does.

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Another example of primary succession is the retreat of glaciers.

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_______ is when an ecosystem begins being built as the result of a disaster.
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Select all that apply.

In secondary succession-

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Other ways secondary succession could be triggered is by-

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Changes to land that was once without soil.

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Changes to land that contained some soil and life.

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Describe or draw a situation in which succession may occur.