1. Ecological Succession Review Game
TIMES HAVE CHANGED
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ON STAGE
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2. How to play… Don’t play like Jeo_ _ _ _ y.
Class should be divided into several small groups.
Groups should use science journal (red slide notes), homework, and other available materials to assist you.
Groups can communicate quietly with each other but no sharing answers between groups.
Practice quietly communicating right now?
Practice Communication Question:
Your group gets to order one pizza, and you can have two toppings. What does your group want?

3. Final Category (Bonus) = 1pt Each Final Questions = 5 pt wager
Questions 1-20 = 5pts Each
Final Category (Bonus) = 1pt Each
Final Questions = 5 pt wager
If you wager 5 on the last question and get it wrong you lose 5 pts. Wager 5 and get it right you get 5 pts.
Find the Owl =
Secretly write “Owl” in the correct box worth 1pt.
“I’ll be about this big.”

4. Is your name on the review sheet?

5. Add the categories along the top on the next slide.
Is your name on the review sheet?
Add the categories
along the top
on the next slide.

6. Ecological Succession Review Game
TIMES HAVE CHANGED
PRIME TIME
ON STAGE
GET YOUR
SUCCESS ON
THEN AND NOW
-BONUS- 1 6 11 16
*21 2 7 12 17
*22 3 8 13 18
*23 4 9 14 19
*24 5 10 15 20
*25
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7. Ecological Succession Review Game
TIMES HAVE CHANGED
PRIME TIME
ON STAGE
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SUCCESS ON
THEN AND NOW
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*21 2 7 12 17
*22 3 8 13 18
*23 4 9 14 19
*24 5 10 15 20
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8. A nuclear accident at Chernobyl required everyone in Pripyat to evacuate. This is now an example of what happens to a city after humans. 1 3
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9. Chemical weathering weakens rocks which facilitates entry of water and further mechanical weathering.
same
same 2
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10. This is the gradual replacement of one community of living things by another community.3
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11. Type of succession that occurs in an area that previously colonized life but is now disturbed.4
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12. Which of the following is not a reason why regrowth is usually faster in secondary succession.5
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13. Which of the following is not a reason why regrowth is usually faster in secondary succession.
A.) The area still has a soil base. 5
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14. Which of the following is not a reason why regrowth is usually faster in secondary succession.
A.) The area still has a soil base.
B.) Seeds can be found in the soil 5
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15. Which of the following is not a reason why regrowth is usually faster in secondary succession.
A.) The area still has a soil base.
B.) Seeds can be found in the soil
C.) Secondary Shrubs create the soil making process. 5
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16. Which of the following is not a reason why regrowth is usually faster in secondary succession.
A.) The area still has a soil base.
B.) Seeds can be found in the soil
C.) Secondary Shrubs create the soil making process.
D.) Soil Microbes are still present 5
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17. Which of the following is not a reason why regrowth is usually faster in secondary succession.
A.) The area still has a soil base.
B.) Seeds can be found in the soil
C.) Secondary Shrubs create the soil making process.
D.) Soil Microbes are still present
E.) Stumps and roots and some plants can re-grow. 5
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18. Ecological Succession Review Game
TIMES HAVE CHANGED
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19. This is the general name for the first species to colonize after a disturbance.6

20. Acids secreted by these attack the rock (chemical weathering) and create soil fragments.7
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21. S U 8 U H M Name the material below.
A brown or black organic substance consisting of partially or wholly decayed vegetable or animal matter that provides nutrients for plants and increases the ability to retain water. S U 8 U H M
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22. The growth, death, and decay of these help to produce organic matter / soil.
They also help to retain soil moisture. 9
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23. You may find grasses, yearly plants, weeds, and flowers in this stage of ecological succession.10
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24. Ecological Succession Review Game
TIMES HAVE CHANGED
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SUCCESS ON
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*23 4 9 14 19
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25. 11 Name this stage of Ecological Succession.
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26. This area is transitioning from a __________ community to a ____________ community.12
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27. 13 S hade T olerant H ardwoods Oak, Hickory, Ash.
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28. 13 S hade T olerant H ardwoods Oak, Hickory, Ash.
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29. 13 S hade T olerant H ardwoods Oak, Hickory, Ash.
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30. 13 S hade T olerant H ardwoods Oak, Hickory, Ash.
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31. 13 S hade T olerant H ardwoods Oak, Hickory, Ash.
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32. 13 S hade T olerant H ardwoods Oak, Hickory, Ash.
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33. 13 S hade T olerant H ardwoods Oak, Hickory, Ash.
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34. 13 S hade T olerant H ardwoods Oak, Hickory, Ash.
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35. 14 Name this stage of ecological succession. Soil base now forms.
Sumac, Willow, Dogwood, Apple, Blackberries 14
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36. This is the final community that exists
This is the final community that exists. These trees such as Beech and Maple can survive low light conditions. 15
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37. Ecological Succession Review Game
TIMES HAVE CHANGED
PRIME TIME
ON STAGE
GET YOUR
SUCCESS ON
THEN AND NOW
-BONUS- 1 6 11 16
*21 2 7 12 17
*22 3 8 13 18
*23 4 9 14 19
*24 5 10 15 20
*25
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38. 16 Which of the following is a way to restart succession.
A.) Volcanic Event
B.) Forest Fire
C.) Erosion
D.) Logging / Human Impact
E.) All of the above. 16
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39. 16 Which of the following is a way to restart succession.
A.) Volcanic Event
B.) Forest Fire
C.) Erosion
D.) Logging / Human Impact
E.) All of the above. 16
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40. 16 Which of the following is a way to restart succession.
A.) Volcanic Event
B.) Forest Fire
C.) Erosion
D.) Logging / Human Impact
E.) All of the above. 16
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41. 16 Which of the following is a way to restart succession.
A.) Volcanic Event
B.) Forest Fire
C.) Erosion
D.) Logging / Human Impact
E.) All of the above. 16
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42. 16 Which of the following is a way to restart succession.
A.) Volcanic Event
B.) Forest Fire
C.) Erosion
D.) Logging / Human Impact
E.) All of the above. 16
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43. 16 Which of the following is a way to restart succession.
A.) Volcanic Event
B.) Forest Fire
C.) Erosion
D.) Logging / Human Impact
E.) All of the above. 16
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44. 17 Some seeds require this type of event to germinate.
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45. 18 Which is not part of the “Let it Burn Philosophy.”
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46. 18 Which is not part of the “Let it Burn Philosophy.”
A.) Large destructive fires result from fuel accumulations above historic levels. 18
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47. 18 Which is not part of the “Let it Burn Philosophy.”
A.) Large destructive fires result from fuel accumulations above historic levels.
B.) Both firefighters and the public risk loss of life or serious injury. 18
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48. 18 Which is not part of the “Let it Burn Philosophy.”
A.) Large destructive fires result from fuel accumulations above historic levels.
B.) Both firefighters and the public risk loss of life or serious injury.
C.) Fire poses a serious risk to the ecology of a forest and should be put out immediately. 18
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49. 18 Which is not part of the “Let it Burn Philosophy.”
A.) Large destructive fires result from fuel accumulations above historic levels.
B.) Both firefighters and the public risk loss of life or serious injury.
C.) Fire poses a serious risk to the ecology of a forest and should be put out immediately.
D.) Intense or long-lasting smoke caused by large uncontrolled fire can impact air quality and seriously affect respiratory health. 18
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50. 18 Which is not part of the “Let it Burn Philosophy.”
A.) Large destructive fires result from fuel accumulations above historic levels.
B.) Both firefighters and the public risk loss of life or serious injury.
C.) Fire poses a serious risk to the ecology of a forest and should be put out immediately.
D.) Intense or long-lasting smoke caused by large uncontrolled fire can impact air quality and seriously affect respiratory health.
E.)The costs of controlling larger and more damaging wildland fires have risen dramatically. 18
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51. 19 A B C Which letter is the correct order for aquatic succession?
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52. 19 A B C Which letter is the correct order for aquatic succession?
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53. 19 A B C Which letter is the correct order for aquatic succession?
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54. 19 A B C Which letter is the correct order for aquatic succession?
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55. 19 A B C Which letter is the correct order for aquatic succession?
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56. 19 A B C Which letter is the correct order for aquatic succession?
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57. 19 A B C Which letter is the correct order for aquatic succession?
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58. C A B 20 Which lake is Olgiotrophic, Mesotrophic, and Eutrophic?
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59. Hundreds of more slides, activities, video links,
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Hundreds of more slides,
activities, video links,
homework package, lesson
notes, review games,
rubrics, and much more
on the full version of this unit
and larger curriculum.

60. This PowerPoint is one small part of my Ecology Interactions Unit
This PowerPoint is one small part of my Ecology Interactions Unit. This unit includes
3 Part Slide PowerPoint
12 page bundled homework packaged that chronologically follows PowerPoint, + modified version and answer keys.
7 pages of unit notes with visuals
3 PowerPoint review games with answer keys.
Rubrics, games, flash cards and much more.

61. Ecology Interactions Unit

62. Ecology Interactions Unit
Areas of Focus within The Ecology Interactions Unit: Levels of Biological Organization (Ecology), Parts of the Biosphere, Habitat, Ecological Niche, Types of Competition, Competitive Exclusion Theory, Animal Interactions, Food Webs, Predator Prey Relationships, Camouflage, Population Sampling, Abundance, Relative Abundance, Diversity, Mimicry, Batesian Mimicry, Mullerian Mimicry, Symbiosis, Parasitism, Mutualism, Commensalism, Plant and Animal Interactions, Coevolution, Animal Strategies to Eat Plants, Plant Defense Mechanisms, Exotic Species, Impacts of Invasive Exotic Species.  An entire mini unit of ecological succession is also included with homework, notes, field study project and PowerPoint review game
Full Unit can be found at…

64. NGSS Standards MS

66. Additional Standards Addressed

67. Please visit the links below to learn more about each of the units in this curriculum
These units take me about four years to complete with my students in grades 5-10.
Earth Science Units
Extended Tour Link and Curriculum Guide
Geology Topics Unit
Astronomy Topics Unit
Weather and Climate Unit
Soil Science, Weathering, More
Water Unit
Rivers Unit
= Easier = More Difficult = Most Difficult
5th – 7th grade 6th – 8th grade th – 10th grade

68. Physical Science Units Extended Tour Link and Curriculum Guide
Science Skills Unit
Motion and Machines Unit
Matter, Energy, Envs. Unit
Atoms and Periodic Table Unit
Life Science Units
Extended Tour Link and Curriculum Guide
Human Body / Health Topics
DNA and Genetics Unit
Cell Biology Unit
Infectious Diseases Unit
Taxonomy and Classification Unit
Evolution / Natural Selection Unit
Botany Topics Unit
Ecology Feeding Levels Unit
Ecology Interactions Unit
Ecology Abiotic Factors Unit

69. Thank you for your time and interest in this curriculum tour
Thank you for your time and interest in this curriculum tour. Please visit the welcome / guide on how a unit works and link to the many unit previews to see the PowerPoint slideshows, bundled homework, review games, unit notes, and much more. Thank you for your interest and please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. Best wishes.
Sincerely,
Ryan Murphy M.Ed

70. The entire four year curriculum can be found at
The entire four year curriculum can be found at... Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. Thank you for your interest in this curriculum.
Sincerely,
Ryan Murphy M.Ed

71. Ecological Succession Review Game
TIMES HAVE CHANGED
PRIME TIME
ON STAGE
GET YOUR
SUCCESS ON
THEN AND NOW
-BONUS- 1 6 11 16
*21 2 7 12 17
*22 3 8 13 18
*23 4 9 14 19
*24 5 10 15 20
*25
Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy