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IB ESS HL 2.5.7 Succession Changes Over Time Question Bank

Trace changes in diversity, biomass, productivity and stability during succession.

Syllabus
First assessment 2026
Course
ESS HL
Level
HL

Exam points

  • identify the successional stage or disturbance response
  • trace community and abiotic changes through time
  • justify the interpretation using ecological evidence

2.5.7—Succession changes over time question 1

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Table: Organisms found in each successional stage

Table:Organisms found in each successional stage

Figure: Keen's mouse in three successional stages

Figure:Keen's mouse in three successional stages

An area of temperate coniferous forest was deforested and allowed to regenerate. A survey of species numbers was conducted in three successional stages. The results of the survey are summarized in Table: Organisms found in each successional stage.

Explain why the diversity changes in the different successional stages.

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