AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Once an ecosystem has become a climax community, it has reached a state of balance called ____
A
Biodiversity
B
Equilibrium
C
Symbiosis
D
Commensalism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Climax community is the stable community formed, which is almost in equilibrium with the environment of the area where ecological succession occurred. It is the end of ecological succession and remains stable until the environment remains unchanged.

Detailed explanation-2: -Succession is the idea that an ecosystem is replaced by communities of plants and animals until it reaches a stable, balanced end stage. This end stage is called the climax, and the plants, animals, and other organisms that live in this ecosystem are called the climax community.

Detailed explanation-3: -Once the community reaches a stable state of maturity it is called a climax community. What is considered a climax community is determined by the abiotic factors of the area.

Detailed explanation-4: -It is an ecological community that has reached the final stage of ecological succession. It is a state of near equilibrium in which population remain relatively unchanged until destroyed by an event such as fire or human interference.

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