What is primary succession?, oldest stage of succession; most stable/balanced ecosystem; number of species plateaus or remains constant, formation of a brand new ecosystem, recovery of an old ecosystem, What is secondary succession?, a smaller area within a habitat that has specific conditions, Ability of an ecosystem to survive and continue to be a viable ecosystem, changes in community begging w/ disturbance; soil is already present in the beginning, What is an example of primary succession, Plant development on a layer of rock deposits., Pioneer organisms move into new communities first., first organisms to arrive in an area, What is an example secondary succession, a landslide causes part of a mountainside to fall away, leaving bare rock., occurs in an area that has not previously been inhabited, order of changes in the composition or structure of an ecological community over time, What is Ecological succession?, gradual replacement of simple organisms with more complex organisms over time, involves the establishment of communities where there is no soil and no life, succession that occurs after a disturbance, such as fire or flood, What are the pioneer species for primary succession?, Lichens and weeds, Mosses or lichens., Small trees and grass, What are the pioneer species for secondary succession?, Lichens and grasses, Small trees and grass, Grasses and weeds , What are climax communities?, The first species to colonize an area at the beginning of either primary or secondary succession, most stable/balanced ecosystem, The being of new community , What is biodiversity?, Different types of trees , the first species to colonize an area at the beginning of either primary or secondary succession, The number of species within a specific habitat., What is equilibrium?, A state in which the opposing forces are balanced., idea that species evolution involves long periods of little or no change followed by rapid change., It is staying "the same as" it has been., What would happen after the forest fire, nothing, Grass/weeds would start to grow, Tress would regrow, What would happen after a volcano has erupted, liches and mosses would start to grow, tress to grow, nothing, Is animal succession faster or slower than plant succession?, About the same , faster, Slower , Can two successions be exactly alike?, yes, rarely, no, What is an ecosystem?, barin rock, little nutrition, as new species dies, regular progression of species replacement, Interaction between biotic and abiotic factors in a given area.

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