Question

Which explains why secondary succession generally occurs more rapidly in an area than does primary succession?

Question 8 options:

Average precipitation is higher.

Moderate climatic conditions exist.

Pioneer species are microscopic.

Soil formation has already occurred.

Answer 1

Secondary succession generally occurs more rapidly in an area than does primary succession because soil formation has already occurred.

Step-by-step explanation:

• Primary succession is the sequential change in environment and community which is a new habitat for example,the formation of an island.
• Similarly secondary succession is also the change in environmental factors that occurs in a disturbed community which has been colonized already.
• Secondary succession always starts after the primary succession so it generally occurs faster that primary succession.
• For example the formation of soil is the primary succession for a new habitat that makes the secondary succession faster.