Ecological Succession

Succession Interactive Click on "Start a New Game" on the bottom then begin with "Primary Succession". Follow instructions to create a community. Once you have successfully completed that, click on "Secondary Succession". Complete this new type of succession and pay attention to the differences noted throughout. Then complete the quiz and email your results to me. You can type in [email protected] at the end and your grade will auto-send to me. Click the "Bioman" link above and follow the instructions What type of species colonizes FIRST in primary or secondary succession? Click the blue circle and type in your answer. I am looking for the term for the species, not the actual species itself. Pioneer Species Roles Match the species to their role in primary succession by clicking the orange circle and dragging it the matching one on the opposite side. Lichen Break down rock to form soil Moss Attach to the ground an need little soil Grasses Grow and die quickly to build up the amount of soil Autotroph or Heterotroph? Label each species with a box next to it as an autotroph or heterotroph. Type A for autotroph and H for heterotroph. H A H H Primary or Secondary Succession? Drag each statement into the correct type of succession, primary or secondary? Primary Begins with no soil Pioneer Species: Lichens Mosses Soil must be created over time Takes 1000's of years Glaciers melt revealing bare rock Secondary Pioneer Species: Grasses Flowers Fire sweeps through a forest Takes 100's of years Flash flood sweeps through a desert Secondary Succession Steps Place the secondary succession steps in the correct order by clicking on the orange dot of a number and dragging it to the correct answer on the other side. 1 2 3 4 5 Succession at WDP High School The courtyard across from the library has grass, flowers, other landscaping plants that are maintained and changed from the natural environment by people. People can act as "natural disaster" to an ecosystem. If people all the sudden stopped maintaining the courtyard how might secondary succession proceed? What plants might you start to see there? How long do you think that change might take?