Succession

Question 1

Describe what might happen to the clear areas in forests, over a long period of time, ifthe numbers of rabbits and deer decreased.

Answer 1

1. idea of taller (growing) plants could
{develop / grow} in the clear areas ;
2. idea of loss of {low-growing plants / clear
zones} ;
3. idea that different animals appear ;
4. reference to (secondary) succession ;
5. reference to climax community (of the taller
plants

Question 2

Succession

Answer 2

idea of (a sequence of) changes in
{a community / organisms /
species / plants} ;
2. over a period of time

Question 3

Climax community

Answer 3

feature of community described
e.g. self-sustaining , stable, one
dominant species, a few
codominant species