NEET BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ORGANISMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A hurricane hits a coastal prairie and destroys the habitat. Years later there is an appearance of small plants with rapidly spreading roots. This vegetation describes-
A
a micro-habitat
B
primary succession
C
secondary succession
D
biodiversity
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Years later there is an appearance of small plants with rapidly spreading roots on newly formed coastal sand dunes. This vegetation describes-A a microhabitat.

Detailed explanation-2: -Secondary succession often follows a wildfire, hurricane, or other natural disturbance.

Detailed explanation-3: -Secondary Succession Stages An area of growth. A disturbance such as fire begins. The fire destroyed the vegetation. The fire leaves behind empty but does not destroy the soil.

Detailed explanation-4: -Secondary succession happens when a climax community or intermediate community is impacted by a disturbance. This restarts the cycle of succession, but not back to the beginning-soil and nutrients are still present.

Detailed explanation-5: -Secondary succession occurs when the severity of disturbance is insufficient to remove all the existing vegetation and soil from a site. Many different kinds of disturbances, such as fire, flooding, windstorms, and human activities (e.g., logging of forests) can initiate secondary succession.

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