Ecological Succession Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Ecology & Evolution has 16 clues. Answers range from 3 to 16 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
A ______ community includes mature trees and a thriving ecosystem
What people in the South call a marsh
Annual plants
These includes fires, hurricanes, and tornados
A vegetated field with grasses, flowers, and trees
_______ succession is the series of changes that occur in an area where no ecosystem previously existed
_________ succession is the series of changes that occur after a disturbance in an existing ecosystem
Secondary succession differs from primary succession because the area already has ____
Other pioneer species
Area of standing water that is smaller than a lake
First organisms to inhabit an area
Even shallower water that has grasses growing in it and trees growing around it
__________ enables an ecosystem to recover
One of the pioneer species
Where primary succession begins
A wetland that has shallow water because of all the deposits of dead plants
