In North Carolina, USA, a group of European settlers have cleared mature forests of hickory and oak trees and later abandoned the area.Over the next 150-200 years, new oak, and hickory trees grow. This is an example of _______a.primary successionb.secondary successionc.evolutiond.destruction
Question
In North Carolina, USA, a group of European settlers have cleared mature forests of hickory and oak trees and later abandoned the area.Over the next 150-200 years, new oak, and hickory trees grow. This is an example of _______a.primary successionb.secondary successionc.evolutiond.destruction
Solution
This is an example of secondary succession.
Here's why:
Primary succession is the series of community changes which occur on an entirely new habitat which has never been colonized before. For example, a newly quarried rock face or sand dunes.
Secondary succession is the series of community changes which take place on a previously colonized, but disturbed or damaged habitat. For example, after felling trees in a woodland, clearing of forests by the settlers in this case.
Since the habitat in the question was previously colonized by mature forests of hickory and oak trees, and then it got disturbed by the settlers, the regrowth of new oak and hickory trees over the next 150-200 years is an example of secondary succession.
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