Which of the Following Is Accurate with Regards to the Balance

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is accurate with regards to the balance of nature hypothesis?

• A)It is currently viewed as the most accurate description of how ecological succession can arise at a climax community.
• B)It is the historically held equilibrium model of succession in which, once achieved, a climax community will be dominated by a few long-lived plant species.
• C)It suggests that there are always an appropriate number and diversity of producers to allow an ever-increasing number of primary consumers to inhabit a changing community.
• D)It suggests that the pathway of ecological succession is not predictable.
• E)None of these answers are accurate.

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