AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is true in a mature community?
A
the community will constantly evolve and change
B
if one species dies, a new species will fulfill the same role
C
They are stable for a long time, with the same species maintaining their population
D
it goes through a major change called “climax” every few hundred years
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -an ecological community that has reached the final stage of ecological succession. Primary succession. new development in an area that has never before been colonized. Secondary succession.

Detailed explanation-2: -Climax community. A stable, mature community that undergoes little or no change in species is a climax community. Limiting Factors. A limiting factor is any biotic or abiotic factor that restricts the existence, numbers, reproduction, or distribution of organisms.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -This equilibrium state is referred to as the climax community, which will remain stable until the next disturbance. Figure 4.3. 4. 4: Secondary succession is shown in an oak and hickory forest after a forest fire.

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