Review the vocabulary words listed. Distinguish between the vocabulary words in each pair. Climax community, limiting factor, primary succession, secondary succession, succession, tolerance, aphotic zone, biome, desert, estuary, grassland, intertidal zone, photic zone, plankton, taiga, temperate/deciduous forest, tropical rain forest, tundra. primary succession—secondary succession
A. Primary succession occurs in areas previously devoid of life, while secondary succession occurs in areas where the ecosystem has been disturbed but soil remains.
B. Primary succession is typically faster than secondary succession.
C. Primary succession starts with pioneer species colonizing bare rock, while secondary succession starts with the establishment of grasses and shrubs.
D. Primary succession results in the formation of a stable climax community more quickly than secondary succession.