NEET2009BotanyEcosystemActual
The correct sequence of plants in a hydrosere is
Options
- AOak Lantana Scirpus Pistia Hydrilla Volvox
- BVolvax Hydrilla Pistia Scirpus Lantana Oak
- CPistia Volvox Scirpus Hydrilla Oak Lantana
- DOak Lantana Volvox Hydrilla Pistia Scirpus
Correct answer
B. Volvax Hydrilla Pistia Scirpus Lantana Oak
Step-by-step solution
The various stages in a hydrosere are well studied in ponds, pools or lakes. The various stages of hydrosere are: (i) Phytoplankton stage, eg, Some blue-green algae, green algae (Volvox), diatoms and bacteria, etc. (ii) Rooted submerged stage, eg Hydrilla, Vallisneria, etc. (iii) Floating stage, eg, Nelumbo, Nymphaea, etc. Some free floating species are Pistia, Azolla, Lemna, etc. (iv) Red-swamp stage, eg, Species of Scirpus, Typha, etc. (v) Sedge-meadow stage, eg, Species of Cyperaceae and Gramineae. (vi) Woodland