AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
True or False:Primary and secondary succession BOTH end with the formation of a climax community
A
True
B
False
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -So, the correct option is ‘True’.

Detailed explanation-2: -Primary succession begins in areas with no previous vegetation. It can take hundreds or even thousands of years to develop into a climax community. Secondary succession is usually a shorter process, but it still can take a century or more. Succession is the natural, gradual changes over time of species in a community.

Detailed explanation-3: -Secondary succession always involves a predictable sequence of species and ends up with the same climax community as existed prior to the disturbance.

Detailed explanation-4: -An ecological community in which populations of plants or animals remain stable and exist in balance with each other and their environment. A climax community is the final stage of succession, remaining relatively unchanged until destroyed by an event such as fire or human interference. See more at succession.

Detailed explanation-5: -The end result is called a climax community.

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