1.4 Succession Flashcards
What is population?
A group of organisms of the same species found in a particular geographic area.
What is community?
An association of different populations of organisms in a particular environment or geographical area.
What is succession?
It describes the changes in the main producers of an ecosystem
How an environment ages and changes in species.
What are the two types of succession?
Primary succession and Secondary succession.
What is Primary succession?
It is the growth of organisms in an area that was previously barren.
Barren: nothing used to live there.
What is Secondary succession?
The gradual growth of organisms in an area that previously had a number of organisms living there.
What is the final stage in succession called?
It is called the Climax Forest.
Give me an example of Primary succession and Secondary succession
Primary succession: bare rock to a forest
Secondary succession: pond to a forest
Put these in order: 1. Evergreen trees (pine), 2. weeds and grasses, 3. lichens, 4. poplar and birch trees and 5. oak and maple trees.
3, 2, 1, 4, 5.
