GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

ECOLOGY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The sequence of events that occur during primary succession is as follows:
A
Ecesis - Nudation - Aggregation - Colonization
B
Nudation - Colonisation - Ecesis - Aggregation
C
Aggregation - Colonization - Ecesis - Nudation
D
Nudation - Ecesis - Colonization - Aggregation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Generally the process of plant succession consists of nine steps. The steps include nudation, migration, germination, ecesis, colonization and aggregation, competition, invasion, reaction and stabilization.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Nudation – the formation of a bare area or nudation by several reasons, such as volcanic eruption, flooding, landslide, erosion, etc. Invasion – arrival of the reproductive bodies or propagules of various organisms and their settlement in the new or bare area.

Detailed explanation-4: -Nudation: Invasion: Competition and reaction: Stabilization or climax:

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