The primary succession refers to the development of communities on a:

Related Mcqs:

1. Primary succession refers to the development of communities on a:

   A. Pond freshly filled with water after a dry phase
   B. Freshly cleared crop fields
   C. Newly exposed habitat with no record of earlier vegetation
   D. Forest clearing after devastating free

2. A succession exhibiting changes in the communities at a place is described as:

   A. Biotic succession
   B. Physiographic succession
   C. Climatic succession
   D. Geographic succession

3. A complex of several species and communities in various stages of succession maintained under similar climatic conditions is known as:

   A. Biome
   B. Environmental complex
   C. Biological spectrum
   D. Biological clocks

4. Which of the following communities is more vulnerable to invasion by outside animals and plants?

   A. Mangroves
   B. Tropical evergreen forests
   C. Temperate forests
   D. Oceanic island communities

5. Study of relationship between communities and environment is called:

   A. Autecology
   B. Ethology
   C. Ecology
   D. Syncology

6. The transition zone between two different types of communities is called:

   A. Biome
   B. Ecotone
   C. Biological spectrum
   D. Biological clock

7. Area where two communities overlap each other:

   A. Niche
   B. Ecotype
   C. Edge line
   D. Ecotone
   E. Corridor

8. 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

9. Mark the climatic cause for the initiation of succession:

   A. Erosion
   B. Drought
   C. Deposition
   D. Micro-organisms

10. 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