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What takes longer to happen, primary succession or secondary succession?
A
primary succession
B
secondary succession
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Secondary succession is more common and usually occurs faster than primary succession because the substrate is already present.

Detailed explanation-2: -The process of primary succession can take hundreds, if not thousands, of years. In contrast, the process of secondary succession can reestablish an ecosystem’s climax communities in as few as 50 years. The ecosystem’s animal populations are also established more quickly during secondary succession.

Detailed explanation-3: -Primary succession is a slower process than secondary succession. Because, life has to start from a zero, whereas secondary starts at a place that had already supported life before.

Detailed explanation-4: -It is obvious that primary succession is a rather slow process as life has to start from nothing whereas secondary succession is faster because it starts at a place which had already supported life before. Moreover, the first species that comes into existence during primary succession is known as the pioneer species.

Detailed explanation-5: -Primary succession takes much longer than secondary succession, because it involves.

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