Mark the correct sequence of events occurring during ecological succession:
Correct answer: C. Nudation - migration - ecesis - aggregation
- A. Nudation - ecesis - aggregation - migration
- B. Migartion - ecesis - aggregation - nudation
- C. Nudation - migration - ecesis - aggregation
- D. Nudation - ecesis - migration - aggregation
Explanation
The usual sequence is nudation, migration, ecesis and aggregation: a bare site forms, organisms arrive, become established and then increase in number. Ecesis cannot precede migration because organisms must arrive before they can establish.
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