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What type of ecological succession starts with bare rock and pioneer species breaking down the rock?
What type of ecological succession starts with bare rock and pioneer species breaking down the rock?
- Quaternary succession
- Tertiary succession
- Secondary succession
- Primary succession (correct)
Which type of ecological succession can take a few hundred years to regenerate and does not involve pioneer species or bare rock?
Which type of ecological succession can take a few hundred years to regenerate and does not involve pioneer species or bare rock?
- Primary succession
- Tertiary succession
- Quaternary succession
- Secondary succession (correct)
What is the primary difference between primary and secondary succession?
What is the primary difference between primary and secondary succession?
- Primary succession is faster than secondary succession.
- Secondary succession starts with bare rock, while primary succession does not.
- Primary succession involves pioneer species, while secondary succession does not. (correct)
- Primary succession starts with bare rock, while secondary succession does not.
Which type of succession follows primary succession?
Which type of succession follows primary succession?
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Ecological Succession
- Primary succession starts with bare rock and pioneer species breaking down the rock.
- Secondary succession can take a few hundred years to regenerate and does not involve pioneer species or bare rock.
- The primary difference between primary and secondary succession is the presence or absence of pre-existing vegetation.
- Secondary succession follows primary succession, involving the re-colonization of an area that previously supported vegetation but was disturbed or damaged.
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