The primary succession takes a long time to be done. the secondary succesion takes 200-500 years for completion. the secondary succession occurs in an area which has been denuded recently and lately inhabited. soil is present at the beginning of the secondary succession with some organisms. thank you for this question.
In the adults, the growth rate slows with age. The healing mechanism of the different cells if damaged is different than that of the younger ones. If a cartilage is damage in the adults, the chondrocytes which are still surviving secrete more extracellular matrix in order to heal the damaged cartilage. The chondrocytes cells are present in the cartilage, and they function to maintain the cellular matrix of the cartilage.
Answer: A. environmental influences
A development in terms of biology is a gradual process of changes that occurs in an organism until the organism attains maturity or adulthood. Development can be physiological and mental development. Environmental influences are influences of nature on development. Some of the environmental influences are nutrition, altitude, temperature and climate. For example sunny weather conditions in a region can induce dark complexion in the habitants.