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IB ESS SL 2.5.8 Disturbance Tolerance Question Bank

Evaluate how ecosystems respond to disturbance and the factors controlling tolerance.

Syllabus
First assessment 2026
Course
ESS SL
Level
SL

Exam points

  • identify the successional stage or disturbance response
  • trace community and abiotic changes through time
  • justify the interpretation using ecological evidence

2.5.8—Ecosystem disturbance tolerance question 1

[Maximum number: 2]
Stages of ecological succession after fire

Figure:Stages of ecological succession after fire

Outline two reasons why the climax community in the succession model shown above is more stable than the intermediate community.

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