Primary succession refers to the development of communities on a:
Correct answer: C. Newly exposed habitat with no record of earlier vegetation
- A. Pond freshly filled with water after a dry phase
- B. Freshly cleared crop fields
- C. Newly exposed habitat with no record of earlier vegetation
- D. Forest clearing after devastating free
Explanation
Primary succession begins on a newly exposed substrate where no earlier vegetation or developed soil exists, such as bare rock or newly formed land. Cleared fields and forest clearings usually undergo secondary succession because soil and some biological remnants remain.
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