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Assertion: Succession takes place on very dry areas is called xerarch succession.
Reason: Both hydrarch and xerarch successions lead to medium water conditions (mesic)- neither too dry (xeric ) nor too wet (hydric).

A

If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion.

B

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion.

C

If assertion is true but reason is false.

D

If both assertion and reason are false.

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`*` Succession takes place on very dry areas is called xerarch succession.
`*` Both hydrarch and xerarch successions lead to medium water conditions (mesic)-neither too dry (xeric) nor too wet (hydric)
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