UPPSC 2020 GS-I Environment & Ecology
Question

The entire sequence of communities that successively change in a particular area are called:

Answer & Solution

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Option B: Sere

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Sere”.

A sere is the entire sequence of communities that successively change in a particular area during the process of ecological succession. It represents the series of stages that an ecological community goes through as it progresses towards a stable climax community.

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