AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following shows the correct order of stages in the primary succession of a dry landenvironment?
A
soil, shrubs, hardwoods, pines
B
rock, grasses, hardwoods, shrubs
C
shrubs, mosses, pines, grasses
D
rock, lichen, mosses, grasses
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The labels I-VII represent the different stages of primary succession. I-bare rocks, II-pioneers (mosses, lichen, algae, fungi), III-annual herbaceous plants, IV-perennial herbaceous plants and grasses, V-shrubs, VI-shade intolerant trees, VII-shade tolerant trees.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 5 stages of succession are Nudation, Invasion, Competition and Co-action, Reaction, and Climax or Stabilization.

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