Name: _____________________________________
Date: _________________ Period: ___
DRAW IT – SUCCESSION
Directions: Use the labels above the boxes to help you draw the sequence of events of primary and secondary succession.
Then write a one sentence explanation of what is happening in your picture. Use at least one word from the following word
bank in each explanation. You can use the same words in multiple explanations. UNDERLINE YOUR WORD IN THE SENTENCE.
WORD BANK:
SUCCESSION
TITLE:
ROCK
LICHEN
MOSSES
SOIL
PIONEER SPECIES
CLIMAX COMMUNITY
NEW LAND
PIONEER SPECIES
SOIL AND PLANTS
CLIMAX COMMUNITY
DISTURBANCE
PIONEER SPECIES
BIODIVERSITY
CLIMAX COMMUNITY
1. PRIMARY
SUCCESSION
DRAW A SIMPLE
PICTURE:
EXPLANATION:
TITLE:
2. SECONDARY
SUCCESSION
DRAW A SIMPLE
PICTURE:
EXPLANATION:
3. How might the seeds of plants be carried to the newly exposed rock of a new island?
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4. In the blank beside the sentence, number the steps of succession 1-6.
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