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Chapter 54.4, Problem 1C
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To explain: The way in which primary succession differs from secondary succession.
Introduction: The ecological communities of earth are constantly changing due to various factors. During the community development process, some species are orderly replaced by different species is known as succession. There are two types of successions, namely primary succession and secondary succession.
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