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Standard XII
Biology
What Is an Ecosystem?
Question

Ecotone is
  1. A zone between two ecosystems
  2. An ecological study
  3. Vertical zonation of an ecosystem
  4. Horizontal zonation of an ecosystem

A
A zone between two ecosystems
B
Vertical zonation of an ecosystem
C
An ecological study
D
Horizontal zonation of an ecosystem
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The two vegetation of ecosystem is separated by ecotone. Ecotone is a transitional zone by which two biomes are separated. For example, forest and grassland. It is where two communities integrate. It has some characteristics of both communities. It is a mixture of species of both communities. It may be local (the zone between a field and forest) or regional (the transition between forest and grassland ecosystems).
Thus, the correct answer is option A.

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