Secondary Succession
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Primary Succession
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1. What is ecological succession?
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2. What is the difference between primary and secondary succession?
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3. Use your knowledge of the word pioneer to write a definition for the term pioneer
species?
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4. Why are pioneer species important for primary succession?
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5. Explain why succession is a never-ending process.
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