QUESTIONS

1. Which type of organism is first to appear? Why?

   ---

2. Why were the seeds added to the soil mixture?

   ---

3. Why are the larger and more complex organisms last to appear?

   ---

4. What are some factors that effect protozoan populations?

   ---

5. Name one protozoan and one algae, that you identified in your final community.

   ---

6. Would the eggs and cysts in a soil from a forest differ from those found in desert soil? Why?

   ---

7. Which organisms in the mixture were producers?

   ---

8. Give one example of succession in your own community.

   ---

9. List some factors that could effect local climax communities.

   ---