7 - Ecological Succession
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Practice Questions
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What is primary succession?
💡 Hint: Think about environments with no soil.
What do we call the first species to colonize new environments?
💡 Hint: They are first to arrive in primary succession.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What type of succession occurs on bare rock?
💡 Hint: Think of environments with no soil.
True or False: Climax communities are always the same in every environment.
💡 Hint: Consider how different ecosystems develop.
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Evaluate the impact of removing pioneer species on primary succession.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens if no initial species can grow.
Discuss how climate change could affect ecological succession and the types of climax communities that form.
💡 Hint: Think about how environmental changes influence plant and animal survival.
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