AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which statement is TRUE about ecological succession?
A
Succession always results in the same climax community everywhere
B
Succession always starts with bare rock
C
Succession always ends with a pioneer species
D
The climax community will depend on where succession is occurring
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following is true of ecological succession? Pioneer organisms move into new communities first.

Detailed explanation-2: -[ klī′măks′ ] 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-3: -Which statement concerning the climax stage of an ecological succession is correct? It persists until the environment changes.

Detailed explanation-4: -In scientific ecology, climax community or climatic climax community is a historic term for a boreal forest community of plants, animals, and fungi which, through the process of ecological succession in the development of vegetation in an area over time, have reached a steady state.

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