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In autogenic succession,
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Important Questions on Ecological Adaptations, Succession and Ecological Services
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What is ecological succession? Describe primary and secondary succession.
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During ecological succession
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What is the difference between hydrarch succession and xerarch succession.
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Explain the different stages of biotic succession on bare rock.
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Match the following lists:
| List- | List- | ||
| (A) | Rooted hydrophyte with floating leaves | (I) | Limnophila |
| (B) | Submerged suspended hydrophyte | (II) | Vallisneria |
| (C) | Free floating hydrophyte | (III) | Utricularia |
| (D) | Amphibious plant | (IV) | Victoria regia |
| (V) | Salvinia |
The correct match is:
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What is Ecological succession? How Hydrarch succession is different from Xerarch succession?
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Match the following?
| Column I | Column II | ||
| (a) | Predictable change in species composition | (i) | Equilibrium |
| (b) | Climax community | (ii) | Seral stages |
| (c) | Entire sequence community | (iii) | Ecological succession |
| (d) | Transitional community | (iv) | Sere |
| (v) | Succession | ||
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Vertical distribution of different species occupying different levels in a biotic community is known as:
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A violent volcanic eruption wiped out most of the life forms in an island. Over different forms of simple organisms colonised this region, followed by the emergence of other organisms such as shrubs, woody plants, invertebrates and mammals. This ecological process is referred to as
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During ecological succession:
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Lichens and Mosses are the stages of which type of succession?
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Fill up the blanks with suitable words.
Ecosystem services are ____ understood. The value of ecosystem is larger than ____. Many of these services are ____ services and cannot be ____ by anyone. The ecosystem value is nearly ____ the globes GNP. The ecosystem services are delivered by ____.
A. Living stuff.
B. Poorly
C. Twice
D. Non-market
E. Global economy.
F. Owned
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Define ecological succession. Describe the general process of plant succession with example.
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Define ecological succession.
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Choose the right sequence of hydrarch succession from the following:
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Study the following graph of the metabolic rate of various terrestrial mammals as a function of their body mass and choose the correct option below.
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The primary producers of the deep-sea hydrothermal vent ecosystem are
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Assertion (): A primary succession is more common than secondary succession.
Reason (): Biogeochemical cycling is absent in secondary succession.
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Choose the incorrect statements.
A) Pollinators play significant role in the production of food crops.
B) One of the threats to pollinators is habitat destruction by land use.
C) The climax community remain stable as long as environment is changing with adoptions.
D) Secondary succession will be a slow process compared to the primary succession.
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Secondary succession takes place on/in:
