Chapter 3, Problem 19A

Summary Introduction

Introduction:

The climax community is the final stage of the succession, in which the resources present in the ecosystem are getting utilized at its best and the population of every organism is managed and properly intervened. The climax community in the primary succession takes time and secondary succession, the climax community is reached early.

Answer to Problem 19A

Correct Answer:

Option (d) biomes.

Explanation of Solution

Explanation/justification for the correct answer:

Option (d) biomes. The biomes are the larger area having the same type of climate and similar flora and fauna. Hence, it is the correct answer.

Explanation for incorrect answer:

Option (a) assemblage. The assemblage is the group of species that are generally present together because of ecological and spatial relationships. Hence, it is an incorrect answer.

Option (b) communities. The community is the collection of living things in a region. The climax community is a community in itself, different communities of similar type construct a biome. Hence, it is an incorrect answer.

Option (c) succession. The ecological succession can be defined as a process, which causes the changes in the species structure in an ecological community over time. Hence, it is an incorrect answer.