JAMB Biology 1980 Question 38

Question 38

Population Ecology

A student trying to find out the order in which organisms appear on a cleared plot is studying one of the following

  1. A.Ecosystem
  2. B.Food chain
  3. C.Food web
  4. D.Succession
  5. E.Community
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (Succession)

Explanation

The orderly change in the kinds of organisms colonising an area over time is ecological succession.