Which of the Following Is Accurate with Regards to the Balance

question 50

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) It is an example of something that scientists were able to disprove conclusively.

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Definitions:

Olfactory Epithelium

The specialized epithelial tissue within the nasal cavity that is involved in smell, housing the sensory receptors for detecting odorants.

Axons

Long, slender projections of nerve cells that transmit electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body to other neurons, muscles, or glands.

Place Theory

A theory in the field of psychophysics that suggests the perception of sound depends on where each component frequency produces vibrations along the basilar membrane of the inner ear.

Frequency Theory

A theory related to hearing that suggests the brain detects the frequency of an auditory signal by the rate at which the auditory nerve fires.