Which of the following statements are incorrect?
(i) Primary succession occurs at newly cooled lava, bare rock, newly created pond or reservoir.
(ii) Succession of plants in water called hydrarch and very dry areas called xerarch.
(iii) Both hydrarch and xerarch successions lead to mesophytic conditions.
(iv) The species that invade a bare area are called pioneer species.
(v) The climax community remains stable as long as the environment remains unchanged.
(vi) Secondary succession, is a very slow process because soil is already there.
(vii) Secondary succession take thousands of years for the climax to be reached.
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Secondary succession is actually faster because soil is already present, so statement (vi) is incorrect. It usually takes much less time than primary succession, so (vii) is also incorrect.
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