According to the "Inhibition" Hypothesis, Pioneer Species Modify the Environment

question 30

Multiple Choice

According to the "inhibition" hypothesis, pioneer species modify the environment in ways that

• A) make it less suitable for other species.
• B) make it less suitable for their own survival, but more suitable for survival of other pioneer species.
• C) make it less suitable for their own survival, but more suitable for survival of late-successional species.
• D) make it more suitable for survival of all species.
• E) in this model, pioneer species do not modify the environment.

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