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  1. Q1. Which of the following describes the sequence of communities that replace one another in a given area during ecological succession?
  2. Q2. What is the primary difference between primary and secondary succession?
  3. Q3. Succession that is driven by the biotic components (the organisms themselves) within an ecosystem is termed:
  4. Q4. Which of the following are typical pioneer species in a lithosere (succession on bare rock)?
  5. Q5. Succession that begins in a water body, such as a pond or lake, is specifically called:
  6. Q6. Which seral stage in a hydrosere involves plants like Typha and Sagittaria that are rooted in mud but have leaves above the water?
  7. Q7. The final, stable, and self-perpetuating community in a seral sequence is known as the:
  8. Q8. Succession occurring on sand dunes is known as:
  9. Q9. In the 'Facilitation Model' of succession, how do early species affect the establishment of later species?
  10. Q10. Which of the following characteristics is typical of plants in a climax community compared to pioneer species?
  11. Q11. What happens to the total biomass and species diversity as succession progresses from pioneer to climax stages?
  12. Q12. Retrogressive succession refers to a situation where:
  13. Q13. A community that is maintained at a stage earlier than the climatic climax due to continuous human or animal interference is called a:
  14. Q14. In a xerosere, the stage that immediately follows the Crustose lichen stage is the:
  15. Q15. What is the term for succession occurring in a saline environment like a salt marsh?
  16. Q16. Which of the following represents an abiotic factor that could trigger allogenic succession?
  17. Q17. The 'Inhibition Model' of succession suggests that:
  18. Q18. Succession on an abandoned agricultural field is a classic example of:
  19. Q19. The concept that a single geographical area can support only one specific climatic climax community is known as the:
  20. Q20. Which ecological parameter generally decreases as an ecosystem reaches its climax stage?