What is the stable, self-perpetuating final ecological plant community that develops at the end of a long ecological succession called?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. climax community
- Step 1: Seral stages succeed one another until reaching a dynamic equilibrium with the regional climate. Step 2. This mature, diverse, and stable endpoint is called the climax community (e.g. tropical rainforest). Answer: climax community. Why not the others: Pioneer community consists of initial colonizers (lichens/mosses); seral community refers to intermediate stages; ecotone is a boundary between biomes.
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