Late successional plants are largely unaffected by plants at earlier stages of succession because they are not in direct competition for resources,a factor called ____.
A) facilitation
B) imperturbability
C) inhibition
D) tolerance
E) intolerance

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Late successional plants exhibit tolerance, meaning they are largely unaffected by earlier successional stages because they do not compete directly for resources. They can establish and grow despite the presence of other plants, which is a characteristic of the later stages of succession.

Late Successional Plants Are Largely Unaffected by Plants at Earlier