All of the statements are correct regarding ecological succession EXCEPT Select one: a. there is less competition earlier in the succession process b. it is a random process c. initial pioneer species are plants d. species diversity increases as succession proceeds

Q: The orderly progress of communities, starting from bare rock with no soil or traces of a previous…

A: An ecosystem is a community of living things interacting with the nonliving parts of the…

Q: A community in which secondary succession is very rapid has: a) High resilience b) Low resistance…

A: The plants and animals are dependent on each other in daily life. Along with some abiotic factors,…

Q: Which of the following would undergo secondary ecological succession?   a. Cooled volcanic lava…

A: Introduction  Ecosystem can be defined as the interaction of living and non-living organism with…

Q: Habitat fragmentation can reduce biodiversity by a. introducing more native species into a habitat…

A: Fragmentation is sometimes characterized as the loss of some or all types of natural habitats in a…

Q: As ecological development proceeds, a biological community   1.gradually stagnates. 2.becomes more…

A: The process of environmental development or improvement by colonization of different organisms is…

Q: Why are priority effects considered part of the inhibition mechanism of ecological succession?

A: BASIC INFORMATION  INHIBITION MODEL  In this type of model, one species is inhibited by the another…

Q: What ecosystem services do grassland biome offer? a. Provides recreation b. It maintains…

A: Introduction: Grasslands occur where there is insufficient regular rainfall to allow forest growth…

Q: Species that are the first colonists in a habitat undergoing primary succession a. are usually the…

A: Introduction  Ecosystem can be defined as the interaction of living and non-living organism with…

Q: The average niche breadth for space resources is narrow for a community of intertidal organisms.…

A: Introduction A niche is a location or position that is exceptionally suitable for someone or…

Q: In 2011, a tornado tore through Springfield, Massachusetts, destroying a large proportion of the…

A: Violent tornadoes are capable of massive destructions having wind speeds of up to 300 mph. They can…

Q: In Southern California chaparral, fires burn native sage brush releasing nutrients into the soil…

A: The Vegetation changes following fire usually result in a rapid return to the pre-disturbance…

Q: What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B? A B secondary succession O primary…

A: Succession is defined as the order of colonization of species in an particular ecosystem from a…

Q: Based on the graph below, which of the following tree species would be the predominant intermediate…

A: Succession  Ecological succession is a process in which the ecosystem of area changes gradually form…

Q: A rancher grazes cattle in a forest reserve. The cattle selectively graze grasses, herbs, and small…

A: The gradual and fairly predictable change in the species composition of a given area is called…

Q: a. State IUCN (1980) definition of conservation of genetic resources. b. List and explain five (5)…

A: IUCN is an international organization that works in the field of nature conservation and…

Q: The diagram shows the communities of plants during a process of secondary succession. The process…

A: Ecological succession is a process through which the species that comprise a community undergo…

Q: Which of the following characteristics about biome A is not true?    A. Vegetation that is adapted…

A: Thank you for the question Answer  :-from the above pyramid it is clear that the biome corresponds…

Q: Why do moderate levels of disturbance result in an increase in community diversity?a) The resulting…

A: Ecological succession is a gradual process that happens in the environment and  in a given species…

Q: After a large disturbance most of the vegetation is burned in a forest. In the following year you…

A: The vegetation can establish in two ways. The primary succession occurs at completely destroyed…

Q: Discuss the role of disturbances in moderating species diversity with relation to succession and the…

A: The biodiversity  or diversity of an area or habitat is dependent on numerous factors which are…

Q: Which of the following locations would NOT represent a site for primary succession?   A. A forest…

A: Succession is an ecological process in which the beginning of life occurs in a bare area which…

Q: Below are 12 statements related to an ecological succession. Read through the list and place the…

A: Ecological succession is the mechanism by which the organization of a biological structure changes…

Q: Which of the following could qualify as a bottom-up control on a grassland community?  (A)…

A: Answer. The bottom-up control model proposes a unidirectional influence from lower to higher trophic…

Q: Fire creates disturbance in the temperate coniferous forest of the Pacific Northwest. Prior to the…

A: Some areas have a large number of species while some areas only witness the survival of few species.…

Q: When substances are not broken down in metabolism but stored and passed on to higher trophic levels…

A: Ecology is the study of organisms and their interactions with their surroundings.

Q: A corn field is harvested and plowed, removing most---but not all---of the vegetation. The field is…

A: A. This is an example of secondary succession. Succession is a set of progressive changes in the…

Q: Habitat fragmentation results from human activities that change large blocks of landscape, leading…

A: Habitat fragmentation is characterised as the transformation of a vast expanse of habitat into a…

Q: Competition is often an important driver of early succession, while facilitative interactions tend…

A: A number of research proves that succession gets driven by many mechanisms. Such as : - facilitative…

Q: Ronald Ross’s major contribution to the development of ecological science was… a. the creation of a…

A: Ronald Ross was a Nobel Prize winner medical doctor based in Britain and was presented with a Nobel…

Q: Duringprimary succession at Glacier Bay, overall plant species diversity:a.first increases rapidly,…

A: Answer- The primary sucession in any habitat is slower as compared to secondary sucession like at…

Q: The figure shows examples of possible disturbance intensity (y-axis) and frequency (x-axis)…

A: Succession is the process through which different communities and groups habitat a particular area…

Q: Secondary succession occurs more quickly than primary succession mainly because a. disturbances in…

A: The correct option is C i.e Improved soil is present from the start. Ecological succession is a term…

Q: Question 4. According to the core-satellite hypothesis, ______________.     A)  most species are…

A: The core-satellite species hypothesis determines the species occupancy will be bimodally…

Q: If you were to experimentally remove the snake from the community in the diagram below, and you…

A: Introduction :- An ecosystem is a geographical area in which plants, animals, and other species, as…

Q: Which of the following is TRUE about the climax community? I. The community will constantly evolve…

A: The presence of living components like microbes, plants, animal life, etc., and its interaction with…

Q: This photograph was taken in 2004, 24 years after Mount Saint Helens erupted. Compare and contrast…

A: The Mount Saint Helens Volcano annihilated many plants, creatures, and so on. In any case, through…

Q: Primary”succession is succession that:a.involves establishment of primary producers where there were…

A: The study of organisms in their indigenous environment is called ecology. Living organisms and their…

Q: Determine if the following pictures represent primary or secondary succession.  State your reason…

A: Succession is occurrence of sequence in communities over a long period of time in the same area…

Q: Plant succession is largely controlled by competition among plants for light, and shade tolerance is…

A: Botany is a sub-part of biology that deals with the subjects of plants, involving their structure,…

Q: Which of the following lake would be in the latest successional stage? A. with no submerged…

A: Ecological succession is the process that describes how the structure of biological community…

Q: Smelt 1.04 ppm Zooplankton 0.123 ppm Herring gull eggs 124 ppm Lake trout 4.83 ppm Pa Phytoplankton…

A: Introduction: phytoplankton is a flora of free-floating, generally microscopic organisms that float…

Q: Which of the following rows correctly describes the biotic and abiotic factors that change during…

A: Primary succession is one of two types of the biological and ecological succession of plant life,…

Q: 1. The variation in environmental conditions that is beyond the range of tolerance may result in a.…

A: A tolerable condition is something that the organisms can survive. The change in tolerance situation…

Q: Which of the following is an example of the founder effect?

A: Option (d) all are correct

Q: The average niche breadth for space resources is wide for species of barnacles in an intertidal…

A: Overlaps shows that there is more similarity between species and they end up using the same set of…

Ecological adaptations

An ecological adaptation is any morphological, physiological, or behavioral trait of an organism that allows it to survive and reproduce in a habitat or ecosystem. Adaptation is a biological mechanism by which an organism gradually gets more acclimated to its surroundings.