Question

Primary succession is a long term process, while secondary succession is a short term process.

1. Do you agree?

2. Give reasons. 

3. Name the pioneer species in hydrarch succession

Answer 1

1. Yes.

2. In primary succession development of forest climax on a barren land may take about 1,000 years but in secondary succession it takes 50 – 100 years in case of a grassland and about 100 – 200 years for a forest.

3. Phytoplanktons.