During the process of ecological succession, the changes that take place in communities are

1. orderly and sequential

2. random

3. very quick

4. not influenced by the physical environment

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Q.12 Climax community is in a state of

1. non-equilibrium

2. equilibrium

3. disorder

4. constant change

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The sequence of communities of primary succession in water is

1. Phytoplankton, sedges, free-floating hydrophytes, rooted hydrophytes, grasses, and trees.
2. Phytoplankton, free-floating hydrophytes, rooted hydrophytes, sedges, grasses, and trees.
3. Free-floating hydrophytes, sedges, phytoplankton, rooted hydrophytes, grasses, and trees.
4. Phytoplankton, rooted submerged hydrophytes, floating hydrophytes, reed swamp, sedges, meadow, and trees.
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Q.18 The zone at the edge of a lake or ocean which is alternatively exposed to
air and immersed in water is called

1. pelagic zone

2. benthic zone

3. lentic zone

4. littoral zone

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Q.19 Edaphic factor refers to

1. water

2. soil

3. relative humidity

4. altitude

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