Define seral communities.

Study the different seral communities present in different ponds of your locality.

Assertion: Primary succession occurs over a primarlly bare area where there was no living matter from the very beginning Reason: During primary succession, reproductive structures of the previous occupants give rise to a new seral community as soon as the conditions become favourable. \ (a) Assertion and reason, both are correct. Reason is the correct explanation for assertion. (b) Assertion and reason, both are correct. Reason is not the correct explanation for assertion. (c) Assertion is correct but reason is not correct. (d) Reason is correct but assertion is not correct.

Define community productivity.

Optical fibre communication is generally preferred over general communication system because

The sequence of communities of primary succession in water is

Functional status of an organism in its community is ..........

Assertion : The community of an ecotone commonly contains the organisms of each of the overlapping communities and in addition the organisms which are restricted to the ecotone. Reason : The tendency for increased variety and density at community junctions is known as the edge effect.

Discuss the role women and communities in protection and conservation of forests.