Question

3 the picture below shows succession in an ecosystem. what organisms are found in the climax community for this ecosystem?
15 years 35 years 80 years 115+ years
a trees and shrubs
b volcanoes and soil
c weeds and grasses
d lichens and moss

Explanation:

A climax community is the final stage of ecological succession. In the given image, at the \(115 +\) years mark (which represents the climax community stage), the organisms present are trees and shrubs. Volcanoes are not organisms. Weeds and grasses (pioneer species in some successions) and lichens/moss (pioneer species in primary succession) are present in earlier stages of succession shown in the image (e.g., 15 - 35 years for some early plants, but lichens/moss might be even earlier if it was a primary succession starting from bare rock).

Answer:

A. trees and shrubs