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 thebryophytes invaded the some area.The bryophytes was succeeded by the herbs,shrubs,smaller plants and then finally the bigger plants.Atlast a stable climax forest is formed.