Question

Secondary succession can happen after primary succession or independently of primary succession.


Please select the best answer from the choices provided

True or false

Answer 1

True.

Secondary succession occurs when a previously established ecosystem is disturbed but soil remains (e.g., after fire, farming, storms). It can follow primary succession (once soil and communities from primary succession are later disturbed) or occur independently whenever a disturbance removes organisms but leaves the substrate/soil intact.