The amount of nutrients, such as carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and calcium present in the soil at any given time, is referred as : (1) Climax (2) Climax community (3) Standing state (4) Standing crop
The amount of nutrients, such as carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and calcium present in the soil at any given time, is referred as : (1) Climax (2) Climax community (3) Standing state (4) Standing crop

Correct option:(3)Standing state
Solution:

  • Amount of all the inorganic nutrients like carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and calcium present in soil at any given time is
    called as standing state.
  • Amount of living material present in different trophic levels at a given time is called standing crop.
  • Climax community is the last community in biotic succession.
  • It is relatively stable and is in near equilibrium with the environment of that area.