Cut-out cards Matching sheet

Print double-sided (flip on the long edge) and cut along the dashed lines. Fronts and backs line up.

Succession · Fronts · page 1

Succession
biotic
pioneer
opportunistic
climax
primary
secondary
development

Succession · Backs · page 1

Of or relating to living organisms
A following of one thing after another in time
Taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit
One of the first colonists or settlers in a new territory
A preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
The highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
A process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage
The defensive football players who line up behind the linemen

Succession · Fronts · page 2

grass
moss
lichens
mature
trees
forest

Succession · Backs · page 2

Tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
Green plant covering lawns
To develop and reach ___
Any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together (plural)
Large area covered with trees
Tall plants with trunks and leaves