NEET BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ORGANISMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The final stable community of plants and animals is called:
A
pioneer community
B
farmland
C
climax community
D
old field
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Climax community: The final stable community in ecological succession is called climax community. Pioneers: The species that invade a bare area are called pioneer species. Sere: Sere or seral community is an intermediate stage found in ecological succession in an ecosystem advancing towards its climax community.

Detailed explanation-3: -This final, stable community is called as climax community because, unlike communities earlier on in the successional process, it doesn’t change much in composition from year to year succession has reached its climax.

Detailed explanation-4: -(d) Climax community. Hint: During succession over the rocks, the lichen gets replaced by forests. Similarly, in water bodies also the phytoplankton gets replaced by the forest. So, the ultimate community is the most stable community.

Detailed explanation-5: -A climax community is the “endpoint” of succession within the context of a particular climate and geography. In the midwestern U.S., for example, such a community might be a hardwood forest with oaks and hickories as the dominant tree species.

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