5.2 - Climax Community
Enroll to start learning
You’ve not yet enrolled in this course. Please enroll for free to listen to audio lessons, classroom podcasts and take practice test.
Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions
What is a climax community?
💡 Hint: Think about the 'final' stage of ecological succession.
Name one characteristic of a climax community.
💡 Hint: Consider the variety of life found in these communities.
4 more questions available
Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
What defines a climax community?
💡 Hint: Think about the opposite of a rapidly changing ecosystem.
True or False: Climax communities are the end result of ecological succession.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens after all changes have occurred in an ecosystem.
1 more question available
Challenge Problems
Push your limits with advanced challenges
Discuss the potential consequences of climate change on climax communities. What adaptations may help them survive?
💡 Hint: Think about how temperature changes affect both plants and animals.
Evaluate how human-induced changes can alter the process of succession in ecosystems that are developing into climax communities.
💡 Hint: Consider the role of disturbances and recovery in succession.
Get performance evaluation
Reference links
Supplementary resources to enhance your learning experience.