Question

Which of the following is a characteristic of an early successional plant species?

Select one:

a. mean individual growth rate is slow

b. they like high light levels

c. seed viability tends to be short

d. none of the above

Answer 1

Succession is a process of directional change in community,on an ecological time scale. The changes during succession is categorisedinto early and late stages of succession.

Since the question is only regarding the early stages of suvsuccess,we can discuss about the characteristics of early stage succession as follows,

1) small community structure

2) life history broad

3) short life cycle

4) shows r- selection growth form

5) net community production high.

There are so many characteristics but to solve this question this information is enough for us.

Since the plants in eraly succession stage have r- selection growth form ,there is seed viability tends to be short .

So the correct option is option - c.