Question
Students created a computer model of an ecosystem process to predict the density of different tree species in an area over 100 years. The graph shows the outcomes of the model for one of the tree species.
The process being modeled is most likely:
Question 29 options:
Speciation
Extinction
Natural selection
Ecological succession
The process being modeled is most likely:
Question 29 options:
Speciation
Extinction
Natural selection
Ecological succession
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The process being modeled is most likely **Ecological succession**.
Ecological succession involves changes in the species composition of an area over time, particularly in how different species establish themselves and interact as the ecosystem changes. The fact that the model predicts the density of different tree species in an area over 100 years aligns with the concept of ecological succession, which looks at how plant communities (like tree species) can change in density and composition over time due to various factors.
The other options (speciation, extinction, and natural selection) do not directly correlate to predicting the density of tree species in the same timeframe or context as ecological succession does.
Ecological succession involves changes in the species composition of an area over time, particularly in how different species establish themselves and interact as the ecosystem changes. The fact that the model predicts the density of different tree species in an area over 100 years aligns with the concept of ecological succession, which looks at how plant communities (like tree species) can change in density and composition over time due to various factors.
The other options (speciation, extinction, and natural selection) do not directly correlate to predicting the density of tree species in the same timeframe or context as ecological succession does.