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What is incorrect about primary succession?
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Important Questions on Ecosystem
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Match the following?
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| (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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(A) In mesophytes, unless the habitat is specialised no adaption is necessary.
(B) 'Warming' a British botanist classified plant communities as three ecological groups based on the dependence on water.
(C) Due to the flooding, in the destroyed lands the secondary succession occurs much faster.
(D) In hydrophytes, the multi-layered epidermis will be useful in absorbing only water from surroundings.
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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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Secondary consumer : 120 g
Primary consumer : 60 g
Primary producer : 10 g
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Match the following lists:
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| (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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Give reasons for the following:
Climax stage is achieved quickly in secondary succession as compared to primary succession.
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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.
