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2. What is the difference between primary and secondary succession?

a) Primary succession already has soil. b) Primary has soil and secondary
does not c) soil is present in both d) primary has no soil and secondary
bas soil

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Answer:

In primary succession, newly exposed or newly formed rock is colonized by living things for the first time. In secondary succession, an area that was previously occupied by living things is disturbed, then re-colonized following the disturbance.

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