NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyEcosystemPractice
In hydrosere, the stages that come before and after the reed-swamp stage are, respectively,
Options
- Aphytoplankton stage and submerged stage
- Bsubmerged stage and submerged free-floating stage
- Csubmerged free-floating plant stage and marsh-meadow stage
- Dsubmerged free-floating plant stage and scrub stage
Correct answer
C. submerged free-floating plant stage and marsh-meadow stage
Step-by-step solution
Ecological succession is a predictable process; therefore, it can be predicted which stage will come before or after any stage. The correct sequence of succession is: Phytoplankton stage → submerged plant stage → submerged free floating plant stage → reed-swamp stage → marsh meadow stage → scrub stage → forest stage.