Ecosystem Question 5
5. Vertical distribution of different species occupying different levels in a biotic community is known as:
(a) Stratification
(b) Zonation
(c) Pyramid
(d) Divergence
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Answer : a
Hints & Solutions
(a) Stratification is the occurrence of vertical zonation in the ecosystem and indicates the presence of favorable environmental conditions, for e.g., trees occupy top vertical strata or layer of a forest, shrubs the second. Herbs and grasses occupy the bottom layers. It is absent or poor where environmental conditions are unfavorable, e.g. desert ecosystems have very few trees and shrubs.
