Question

Arrange the following plant species in the sequential manner of their appearance during a succession. Mention the end product/changes that take place in the habitat. Bigger plants, stable climax forest, smaller plants, lichen, bryophytes, bare rocks.

Answer 1

Bare rocks ->> lichen ->> bryophytes ->> smaller plants ->> bigger plants ->> stable climax forest. ‘

Here the xerophytic habitat is converted into a mesophytic habitat as the result of above succession.

• The lichens are the pioneer species,
• They develop on the bare rocks,
• Then some of the bryophytes invaded the some area.
• The bryophytes was succeeded by the herbs,shrubs,smaller plants
• Then finally the bigger plants.
• Atlast a stable climax forest is formed.