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How many transitional communities are present in the hydrarch succession (hydrosere)?

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Important Questions on Ecosystem

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Secondary succession takes place on / in        
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Ecological succession is
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Assertion (A): A primary succession is more common than secondary succession.

Reason (R): Biogeochemical cycling is absent in secondary succession.

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Select the incorrect statement with reference to ecosystem service O2 release?
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Fill up the blanks with suitable words.
Ecosystem services are __i__ understood. The value of ecosystem is larger than __ii__.  Many of these services are __iii__ services and cannot be __iv__ by anyone. The ecosystem value is nearly __v__ the globes GNP. The ecosystem services are delivered by __vi__.
A. Living stuff.
B. Poorly
C. Twice
D. Non-market
E. Global economy.
F. Owned
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Match the following?

Column I Column II
(a) Predictable change in species composition (i) Equilibrium
(b) Climax community (ii) Seral stages
(c)  Entire sequence community (iii) Ecological succession
(d) Transitional community (iv) Sere
    (v)  Succession

 

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In hydroseric succession, which stage comes just before sedge meadow stage?
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Define ecological succession.
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Choose the incorrect statements.
A) Pollinators play significant role in the production of food crops.
B) One of the threats to pollinators is habitat destruction by land use.
C) The climax community remain stable as long as environment is changing with adoptions.
D) Secondary succession will be a slow process compared to the primary succession.
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Match the following lists:

  List-I   List-II
(A) Rooted hydrophyte with floating leaves (I) Limnophila
(B) Submerged suspended hydrophyte (II) Vallisneria
(C) Free floating hydrophyte (III) Utricularia
(D) Amphibious plant (IV) Victoria regia
    (V) Salvinia

The correct match is:

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Give reasons for the following:

Climax stage is achieved quickly in secondary succession as compared to primary succession.

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During ecological succession:
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What is the difference between hydrarch succession and xerarch succession.
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During ecological succession

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What is pioneer species?
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 Write a short note on ecosystem services.
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What is Ecological succession? How Hydrarch succession is different from Xerarch succession?
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A violent volcanic eruption wiped out most of the life forms in an island. Over different forms of simple organisms colonised this region, followed by the emergence of other organisms such as shrubs, woody plants, invertebrates and mammals. This ecological process is referred to as
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The organisms which invade a bare area to initiate an ecological succession are known as
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Secondary succession takes place on/in: