Community Ecology

AP Biology· difficulty 2/5

The relatively stable end-stage community of succession is called the

  • A

    Pioneer community (an early, fast-colonizing community of stress-tolerant species)

  • B

    Edge community (a mixed-species community formed at habitat boundaries)

  • C

    Climax community (a self-sustaining, mature community matched to climate)

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  • D

    Disturbance community (a transient assemblage shaped by recent fire or flooding)

Explanation

Climax communities persist until a disturbance. Modern ecology sees community structure as more dynamic than this term implies.

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