AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Ecological Succession is best described as ____
A
An area with species that do not compete in an area
B
a change in the weather
C
a gradual change in plant and animal likfe in an ecosystem over time
D
the dominant species in one particular area
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -By Max Witynski. Ecological succession is the process by which the mix of species and habitat in an area changes over time. Gradually, these communities replace one another until a “climax community”-like a mature forest-is reached, or until a disturbance, like a fire, occurs.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ecological succession is the process that describes how the structure of a biological community (that is, an interacting group of various species in a desert, forest, grassland, marine environment, and so on) changes over time.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ecological succession is the gradual and fairly predictable change in the species composition of a given area. During succession, some species colonies area and their population become more numerous, whereas, the population of other species declines and even disappears.

Detailed explanation-4: -The process of ecological changes that establishes a series of natural communities that are replaced over time is known as succession and is of two types primary and secondary. The primary succession of water bodies such as lakes and ponds results in the conversion of these water bodies into the land community.

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