Xerarch Succession MCQs : This section focuses on the "Xerarch Succession". These Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) should be practiced to improve the Xerarch Succession skills required for various interviews (campus interview, walk-in interview, company interview), placement, entrance exam and other competitive examinations.
Question 1
In a plant succession, which is the last stabilized community?
A. Pioneer community
B. Seral community
C. Ecosphere
D. Climax community
Question 2
In a xerarch succession, who helps in weathering and soil formation?
A. Mosses
B. Herbs
C. Lichens
D. Shrubs
Question 3
In a xerarch succession, who secrete acids to dissolve rock?
A. Shrubs
B. Herbs
C. Mosses
D. Lichens
Question 4
What are conditions having too much dryness called?
A. Xeric
B. Hydric
C. Mesic
D. Mesozoic
Question 5
What are conditions having too much hydration called?
A. Mesic
B. Hydric
C. Mesozoic
D. Xeric
Question 6
What are pioneers?
A. The organisms of the second seral stage
B. The organisms of the third seral stage
C. The organisms of the first seral stage
D. The organisms of the fourth seral stage
Question 7
What is a medium water condition called?
A. Mesozoic
B. Mesic
C. Hydric
D. Xeric
Question 8
What will happen to biomass in an ecological succession from pioneer to climax community?
A. Increase and the decrease
B. Increase
C. Decrease
D. Become zero
Question 9
Which of the following is the correct sequence of xerarch succession?
A. Forest → Shrubs → Herbs → Mosses → Lichens
B. Shrubs → Herbs → Mosses → Forest → Lichens
C. Lichens → Mosses → Herbs → Shrubs → Forest
D. Lichens → Mosses → Shrubs → Forest → Herbs
Question 10
Who acts as a pioneering species in a xerarch succession?
A. Phytoplankton
B. Pteridophytes
C. Lichens
D. Bryophytes
Question 11
Who replaces the herbaceous plants in a xerarch succession?
A. Angiosperms
B. Lichens
C. Shrubs
D. Forest
Question 12
Who replaces the lichens in a xerarch succession?
A. Herbs
B. Mosses
C. Shrubs
D. Forest
Question 13
Who replaces the mosses in a xerarch succession?
A. Angiosperms
B. Reptiles
C. Shrubs
D. Herbs
Question 14
Who replaces the shrub stage in a xerarch succession?
A. Herbs
B. Forest
C. Lichens
D. Mosses
Question 15
Xerarch succession is observed in which of the following area?
A. Terrestrial area
B. Desert area
C. Aquatic area
D. Marshy area