BIOMAN Succession!
1. Start by clicking on primary succession. What is the first “step” in primary succession?
2. What is not present in primary succession that is present in secondary succession?
3. How would you define succession?
4. Continue on following the prompts……once you get to the organisms involved in primary
succession, read about each one and answer the following questions
a. Organism that requires deep soil and can outcompete smaller plants: ___________
b. Organism that grows on bare rock:___________
c. Organism that needs to be pollinated and provides food for other organisms: ___________
d. Organism that eats plants:__________
e. Organisms that control the populations of herbivores:_____________
5. Now go back and begin adding organisms to your island. List the correct order of organisms
below. AND explain the role of each organism in the ecosystem
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6. Now go to secondary succession and click on it. How is secondary succession different from
primary succession ___________________________________________________________
7. Give two examples of a natural or human caused event that would lead to secondary succession
in an ecosystem: ____________________ and __________________
8. Now list the organisms that will colonize (grow) in the ecosystem after the fire in the correct
order, AND explain the role of each organism in the process of secondary succession.
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9. Compare and contrast the processes of secondary and primary succession with a Venn diagram
list at least 2 factors for each section of the diagram. Let me know if you need help. Label each
circle
10. Predict how life on earth would be different if there were no primary and secondary succession.
11. Think of a time when you have observed any form of succession in an ecosystem and explain
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12. Now take the quiz and send the score using this email: