Which of the following is true about the impact of succession on the vegetation in a community?

Question

a. K-strategists dominate the early stages of succession

b. Productivity declines as later stages develop

c. Perennial plants make better colonizers than annuals

d. Biodiversity increases in the later stages

e. Density-independent factors are less important in the early stages

Answer 1

d.

r-strategists dominate early, productivity increases in later stages, annuals make better colonizers, and density-independent factors' effects don't change through stages; however, biodiversity does increase as succession progresses because more niches are created by the resident species.