Select the correct answer.A few months ago, there was a wildfire in a forest. Only a few plants and animals survived the fire. Currently, many trees that existed before the fire have started growing again. What type of succession has occurred in this forest? A. secondary B. artificial C. temporary D. primary
Question
Select the correct answer.A few months ago, there was a wildfire in a forest. Only a few plants and animals survived the fire. Currently, many trees that existed before the fire have started growing again. What type of succession has occurred in this forest? A. secondary B. artificial C. temporary D. primary
Solution
The correct answer is A. Secondary.
Here's why:
Ecological succession is the process of change in the species structure of an ecological community over time. It is categorized into two types: primary and secondary succession.
Primary succession occurs in essentially lifeless areas—regions in which the soil is incapable of sustaining life as a result of such factors as lava flows, newly formed sand dunes, or rocks left from a retreating glacier.
Secondary succession, on the other hand, is a process started by an event (e.g. forest fire, harvesting, hurricane, etc.) that reduces an already established ecosystem (e.g. a forest or a wheat field) to a smaller population of species.
In the given scenario, the forest was already an established ecosystem that was reduced by a wildfire. The fact that many trees that existed before the fire have started growing again indicates that the ecosystem is recovering. Therefore, this is an example of secondary succession.
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