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If a piece of land which had a plant community becomes barren due to some external thrust, the succession taking place here is called:

Correct answer: C. Secondary

  • A. Induced
  • B. Deflated
  • C. Secondary
  • D. Retrogessive

Explanation

When an existing plant community is removed but the site has previously developed soil, the replacement sequence is secondary succession. Primary succession begins on a substrate lacking a prior community and usually soil.

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