MCQ
Primary succession is development of communities on ?
  • A
    Newly exposed habitat.
  • B
    Cleared forest area.
  • C
    Freshly harvested crop field.
  • D
    Pond filled after a dry season.

Answer

  1. Newly exposed habitat.

Explanation:

When the ecosystem in an area changes, it is called ecological succession. New species come into existence at this place.

Apart from this, ecological succession is of 2 types. One is primary succession, in which a barren land with no species affiliation shows the development of a new species.

Another is secondary succession where the species develop again in a land that was previously occupied by different organisms and was destroyed due to certain reasons.

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