Ecological Succession

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Ecological Succession: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Ecological Succession, Primary Succession, Secondary Succession, Xerarch Succession and, Hydrarch Succession

Important Questions on Ecological Succession

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Arrange the following communities in the order of their appearances:

Seral, pioneer, climax

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What is incorrect about primary succession?

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Successful establishment of a species in a new area is called as

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Choose the correct identification for the given stage of succession and is proceeded by which stage respectively?
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Occur on newly cooled lava, Fater succession, Progress to mesic condition, Occurs on flooded land, Slower succession, changes in flora only
From the above given features, how many are associated with primary succession?

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Assertion (A): Ecological succession can tum a lake into a dry-land forest with time.

Reason (R): A barren rock can become a forest through ecological succession

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In a bare rock which one of the following organisms first colonise _____.

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Which of the following is correct trend of succession in Hydroseric succession

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The diagram refers the biotic succession on bare rock (lithosere). At which stage (s) (as labelled A, B, C, D, E and F) will you find plants like Solidago, Festuca

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Series of natural changes in the dominance of a community developing on a previously barren / virgin area is known as

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In ecological succession the climax community is best recognised by the following state;

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Last stabilised community in a plant succession is known as ?

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The final stable community in ecological succession is ?

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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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The examples of pioneer species includes