Which Statement Best Summarizes Elton's Views on Succession

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which statement best summarizes Elton's views on succession?

• A) Plant communities are like "superorganisms"-that is, groups of species that work together in a mutual effort toward some deterministic end.
• B) Each community has its own predictable life history; left undisturbed, the community will ultimately reach a stable, predetermined endpoint.
• C) Organisms and the environment interact to shape the direction that succession will take.
• D) Communities are like an organism with various interacting parts; responses to the prevailing conditions by individual species matter little.

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