Question

In ecological succession, from pioneer to climax community, the biomass shall

• A. decrease
• B. increase and then decrease
• C. no relation
• D. increase continuously

Answer 1

The correct option is D increase continuously

During ecological succession, the biomass shall increase from pioneer community to the climax community. This increase in biomass is due to the increase in the number of organisms belonging to different species as the succession proceeds. Eventually, the organic matter also gets accumulated and hence the amount of organic matter also increases. So, all this leads to an increase in the biomass.