What type of ecologicalsuccession occurs on bareground without soil?A. Secondary successionB. Primary successionC. Tertiary succession

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What type of ecological succession occurs on bare ground without soil? Secondary succession Primary succession

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A. Secondary succession
B. Primary succession
C. Tertiary succession

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