Q.12 Climax community is in a state of

1. non-equilibrium

2. equilibrium

3. disorder

4. constant change

 

Ans. (b) During ecological or biotic succession, the climax community is stable, self-perpetuating, and is the final biotic community. It is developed at the end of succession and is in a state of perfect harmony and equilibrium with the physical environment.

Climax community has maximum diversity and niche specialization, thus all the other options are not related to the climax community and are wrong.