NEET Biology question
**Assertion:** Secondary succession always involves a predictable sequence of species and ends up with the same climax community as existed prior to the disturbance. **Reason:** A pond cannot be considered a self-sustained ecosystem as it does not possess all the structural and functional components which work as a unit in an ecosystem.
Answer: (D)
Solution
The assertion is false because secondary succession, though often faster than primary succession due to residual soil and propagules, does not always follow a fixed, predictable path or necessarily return to an identical climax community, as the outcome depends on local conditions and disturbance
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