Succession: Equilibrium in Ecosystems

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SECTION 17-4

REVIEW AND REINFORCE

Succession: Equilibrium in Ecosystems

Understanding Main Ideas

Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper.

1. What organisms are usually the pioneer species in a new area? How do these organisms prepare the area for other species? LICHENS, MOSSES, GRASSES,

2. The illustration below shows succession in an abandoned field. How did the

plant populations in the community change over time?

THEY GOT BIGGER, MORE COMPLEX

AND MORE MATURE

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Building Vocabulary

Identify each of the following as an example of primary succession or secondary succession. Write your answers in the spaces provided. 3. An old house was torn down. Small weeds and grasses grew in the vacant lot.

Over the next few years, bushes and tree seedlings began to grow. __S_E__C_O_N_D__A_R_Y__S_U_C_C__E_S_S_I_O_N___________________________________________________ 4. An undersea volcano erupted and formed a small island. Mosses and lichens began to grow on the bare volcanic rock. ____P_R_IM__A_R_Y__S_U_C__C_E_S_S_I_O_N_____________________________________________________ 5. A logging company cut down all the large spruce trees in an area of forest. After the area was cleared, spruce seedlings began to sprout. Rabbits, birds, and deer returned to the area. ___S__E_C_O_N__D_A_R_Y__S_U_C__C_E_S_S_I_O_N__________________________________________________

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SECTION 17-4

ENRICH

From Pond to Forest

You have learned that over many years, the process of succession can transform an abandoned field into a forest. Succession can also transform a pond into a forest. How can an aquatic ecosystem change into a land ecosystem? Examine the sequence of changes shown in the figures below.

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Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper.

1. What type of succession is shown in this example? Explain your answer. SECONDARY: SOIL IS PRESENT 2. Name three pond populations that could not survive in a forest ecosystem. FISH, TURTLE, AQUATIC PLANTS 3. Name three forest populations that could not survive in a pond ecosystem. DEER, RABITS, TREES 4. Describe how the ecosystem changed from Figure 1 to Figure 4. POND GOT COVERED WITH SOIL, AQUATIC

LIFE GOT REPLACED BY TERRESTRIAL LIFE, LARGER PLANTS AND ANIMALS MOVED IN.

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