Which of the following examples would be undergoing secondary succession? Check all that apply.

Question

_____  an abandoned potato farm
_____  a coastal grassland damaged by a hurricane
_____  an abandoned landfill
_____  rocks in a national park covered by mosses and lichens
_____  a garden bed that has been weeded


Clarify question:
What is the key concept addressed by the question?
What type of thinking is required?

Gather Content:
What do you already know about secondary succession? What other information is related to the question? 
 
Choose Answer:
Given what you now know, what information is most likely to produce the correct answer?
 
Reflection on Process:
Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a more desirable result?
 

Answer 1

__X__  an abandoned potato farm
__X__  a coastal grassland damaged by a hurricane
__X__  an abandoned landfill
_____  rocks in a national park covered by mosses and lichens
__X__  a garden bed that has been weeded


Clarify question:
What is the key concept addressed by the question?
The key concepts is identifying examples of secondary succession.
What type of thinking is required?
This is an application question. You will need to apply your knowledge of ecological succession to determine which scenarios represent secondary succession. This is a check all that apply question, there is more than one correct answer.
 
Gather Content:
What do you already know about secondary succession? What other information is related to the question? 

Ecological succession is the gradual shift in a habitat from one that is colonized with pioneer species to a climax community. When the process is undisturbed it is termed primary succession. Any major disturbance to the habitat stops the process. Once the process restarts it is termed secondary succession.
 
Choose Answer:
Given what you now know, what information is most likely to produce the correct answer?
Farms, landfills, and garden beds have all been drastically altered from a natural state and the costal grasslands damaged  by a hurricane has also been altered. In all of these cases, the habitats were not taken to a condition of primary succession. They are examples of secondary succession. Rocks in a national park are undisturbed with pioneering species beginning the succession process. 
 
Reflection on Process:
Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a more desirable result?
You need to apply your knowledge of succession to determine which choices presented phases of secondary succession. Were you able to select the correct answer?