Question

tasks: complete the labels to show what is found at each stage. doodle the first two stages of succession. what is created by the weathering of rock and the death & decomposition of colonizing species? what are the names for each stage of succession? how long does this type of succession take? complete all of the above tasks for secondary succession. state three types of disturbances that can occur prior to secondary succession: what is found at the

Explanation:

1. For the question "What is created by the weathering of rock and the death & decomposition of colonizing species?", soil is formed through these processes as weathering breaks down rock and organic - matter from decomposing organisms enriches the material to form soil.
2. Stages of primary succession: Pioneer stage (lichens, mosses colonize bare rock), followed by the grass - shrub stage, and then the forest stage. For secondary succession, it starts with the presence of soil and might begin with herbaceous plants growing after a disturbance, followed by shrub and tree stages.
3. Primary succession can take hundreds to thousands of years as it starts from a bare, lifeless substrate. Secondary succession is generally faster, taking decades to a few hundred years as soil and some seeds or root systems may remain after the disturbance.
4. Three types of disturbances prior to secondary succession can be wildfires (which can clear vegetation but leave soil intact), logging (removing trees but leaving soil and some plant propagules), and floods (which can reshape the landscape and remove vegetation temporarily).

Answer:

1. Soil
2. Primary succession stages: Pioneer stage, Grass - shrub stage, Forest stage. Secondary succession stages: Herbaceous plant stage, Shrub stage, Tree stage
3. Primary succession: Hundreds to thousands of years. Secondary succession: Decades to a few hundred years
4. Wildfires, Logging, Floods