Unit 11 - Ecology

Question 1

primary succession

Answer 1

areas where there is no evidence of an older community, bare rock surface, no soil

Question 2

pioneer species

Answer 2

first species to live in area of primary succession

Question 3

secondary succession

Answer 3

change in community that happens after natural disaster, soil is not destroyed

Question 4

climax community

Answer 4

succession slows down and community becomes stable

Question 5

detritivores

Answer 5

eat decaying organic matter (worms, isopods)