DENDROLOGY

FOREST ECOLOGY

FOREST SUCCESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Starting on barren rock what is the usual ecological succession of organisms?
A
grasses
B
lichens
C
trees
D
lichens
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Primary succession occurs where no ecosystem has existed before. It is a very slow process because it begins on bare rock. A glacier that retreats leaves behind no soil. Lava from a volcanic eruption hardens into bare rock.

Detailed explanation-2: -Primary Succession is when a new area of land is populated by a group of species for the first time. This land is barren with no soil. The only species that could survive in this barren land are what are called Pioneer Species.

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