The Ecology: Interactions Unit includes… A Three Part 2,100 Slide PowerPoint full of engaging activities, critical class notes, review opportunities, question,

• The Ecology: Interactions Unit includes…

• A Three Part 2,100 Slide PowerPoint full of engaging activities, critical class notes, review opportunities, question, answers, games, and much more.

• 12 Page bundled homework that chronologically follows the slideshow for nightly review. Modified version provided as well as answer keys.

• 8 pages of unit notes with visuals for students and support professionals

• 7 Worksheets that follow slideshow for classwork.• 2 PowerPoint Review Games with Answer Keys• Flashcards, Rubrics, video links, templates, materials list, First

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Ecological Succession Review Game

Questions 1-20 = 5pts EachFinal Category (Bonus) = 1pt Each

Final Questions = 5 pt wagerFind the Owl =

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A nuclear accident at Chernobyl required everyone in Pripyat to evacuate. This is now an example of what happens to a city after humans.


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• Chemical weathering weakens rocks which facilitates entry of water and further mechanical weathering.


• This is the gradual replacement of one community of living things by another community.


• Type of succession that occurs in an area that previously colonized life but is now disturbed.


• Which of the following is not a reason why regrowth is usually faster in secondary succession.


• Which of the following is not a reason why regrowth is usually faster in secondary succession.– A.) The area still has a soil base.


• 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


• 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.


• 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


• 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.


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• This is the general name for the first species to colonize after a disturbance.

• Acids secreted by these attack the rock (chemical weathering) and create soil fragments.


• 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.

• The growth, death, and decay of these help to produce organic matter / soil.– They also help to retain soil moisture.


• You may find grasses, yearly plants, weeds, and flowers in this stage of ecological succession.


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• Name this stage of Ecological Succession.


• This area is transitioning from a __________ community to a ____________ community.


• S hade T olerant H ardwoods– Oak, Hickory, Ash.
















• Name this stage of ecological succession.– Soil base now forms.– Sumac, Willow, Dogwood, Apple, Blackberries


• This is the final community that exists. These trees such as Beech and Maple can survive low light conditions.


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• 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.




• B.) Forest Fire

• C.) Erosion






• B.) Forest Fire

• C.) Erosion






• B.) Forest Fire

• C.) Erosion






• B.) Forest Fire

• C.) Erosion






• B.) Forest Fire

• C.) Erosion




• Some seeds require this type of event to germinate.


• Which is not part of the “Let it Burn Philosophy.”


• 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.






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.


• Which letter is the correct order for aquatic succession?














• Which lake is Olgiotrophic, Mesotrophic, and Eutrophic?


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• Name this person then?

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“This is a 5 pt wager

question.”

“Please make your

wager now.”

• Please name this stage / community of ecological succession based on this description.– A soil base has formed. No canopy of trees above,

many animal and plant species on the ground such as goldenrod and insects.

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Questions 1-20 = 5pts EachFinal Category (Bonus) = 1pt Each

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Secretly write “Owl” in the correct box worth 1pt.

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• Which of the following is not a reason why regrowth is usually faster in secondary succession.


• Which of the following is not a reason why regrowth is usually faster in secondary succession.– A.) The area still has a soil base.


• 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


• 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.


• 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








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• The Ecology: Interactions Unit includes…

• A Three Part 2,100 Slide PowerPoint full of engaging activities, critical class notes, review opportunities, question, answers, games, and much more.

• 12 Page bundled homework that chronologically follows the slideshow for nightly review. Modified version provided as well as answer keys.

• 8 pages of unit notes with visuals for students and support professionals

• 7 Worksheets that follow slideshow for classwork.• 2 PowerPoint Review Games with Answer Keys• Flashcards, Rubrics, video links, templates, materials list, First

Day PowerPoint, guide, and much more.– http://

www.sciencepowerpoint.com/Ecology_Interactions_Unit.html




• More Units Available at…

Earth Science: The Soil Science and Glaciers Unit, The Geology Topics Unit, The Astronomy Topics Unit, The Weather and Climate Unit, and The River Unit, The Water Molecule Unit.

Physical Science: The Laws of Motion and Machines Unit, The Atoms and Periodic Table Unit, The Energy and the Environment Unit, and The Introduction to Science / Metric Unit.

Life Science: The Infectious Diseases Unit, The Cellular Biology Unit, The DNA and Genetics Unit, The Life Topics Unit, The Plant Unit, The Taxonomy and Classification Unit, Ecology: Feeding Levels Unit, Ecology: Interactions Unit, Ecology: Abiotic Factors, The Evolution and Natural Selection Unit and Human Body Systems and Health Topics Unit

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