Topic 10 Flashcards
1
Q
Describe the stages of succession
A
- Colonisation
- Pioneer species
- Soil produced from dead matter
- Shrubs and bushes grow when soil is deep enough
- A climax community forms when the largest plants are able to grow
2
Q
What is a plagioclimax community
A
A stable community where there is human intervention
3
Q
What happens when a climax community is established
A
The biodiversity and range of species rarely change
4
Q
Exmaple of primary sucession
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Starts with an empty inorganic surface eg bare rock
5
Q
Example of secondary succession
A
Begins on soil
6
Q
What is meant by biotic factors
A
Living organisms
7
Q
What is meant by abiotic factors
A
Non-living
