The community which begins succession in a habitat is designated as:

Related Mcqs:

1. Due to modification of the environment by the plant community itself, when one community is replaced by another suitable community, the succession is called:

   A. Induced
   B. Deflated
   C. Allogenic
   D. Autogenic

2. Last stable community in succession dependent on climate is:

   A. Seral community
   B. Climax community
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

3. During ecological succession from pioneers to climax community the biomass of vegetation:

   A. Increases, then decreases
   B. Remains constant
   C. Decreases continuously
   D. Increases continuously

4. The invasion of a community in succession involves:

   A. Ecesis, aggregation and competition
   B. Migration, aggregation and competition
   C. Aggregation, competition and coaction
   D. Migration, ecesis and aggregation

5. If a piece of land which had a plant community becomes barren due to some external thrust, the succession taking place here is called:

   A. Induced
   B. Deflated
   C. Secondary
   D. Retrogessive

6. The last community in a succession is called:

   A. Ecosystem
   B. Climatic community
   C. Ecotons
   D. Seral community

7. Plants that grow in a marshy saline habitat are called:

   A. Hydrophytes
   B. Xerophytes
   C. Mesophytes
   D. Mangroves

8. Habitat destruction is the indirectly acting factor while _____ hunting are the main direct human factors affecting wildlife populations:

   A. Legal
   B. Illegal
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

9. Vast Indus food plains have been cleared of natural vegetation to grow crops. Very little wildlife habitat has been left. Only the animals like ______ and the wild hare occur in these areas:

   A. Jackal, Mangoose
   B. Jungle Cat, Civet Cat
   C. Sclay Ant Earter, Desert Cat
   D. All of the above

10. An excellent habitat for wildlife in the form of:

    A. Alpine grazing lands
    B. Sub-alpine scrub
    C. Temperate forests
    D. All of the above