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Quiz 12 :Succession
Yoon
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Secondary succession | occurs in an area that was only partially destroyed by disturbances (often happens after a wildfire, hurricane) |
| Why are pioneer species important? | they are the ones who start the process of changing and evolving the ecosystem because they are the first living things in the area. |
| Weather | day to day conditions of the atmosphere including temperature and precipitation |
| Climate | climate average year to year conditions of temperature and precipitation in an area over a long period of time |
| Primary Succession | succession that begins in an area with no remnants of an older community (trees grow bigger over time) |
| What are three factors that effect the climate? | latitude,bodies of water, and elevation |
| What is the difference between climate and weather? | Climate is how the weather be for a long period of time and weather is for a short period of time. |
| What are the different climate zones? | Polar, temperate, and tropical |
| What are the two types of succession? | Primary and secondary |
| What is succession? | a sequence of biotic changes that fix or start an ecosystem. |
| How are pioneer species critical for primary succession? | Pioneer species are the first species to live in an uninhabited area called primary succession. |
| What is micro climate? | when climate in a small area is different around the general area around it. |
| List some factors that affect climate. | Elevation, Latitude, Topography, Vegetation |
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