AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
If farmers use a controlled burn to prevent forest fires, what would most likely be the first plants to return?
A
trees
B
shrubs
C
mosses
D
grasses
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Overview of Ecological Succession In Grasslands. 1. Primary succession.

Detailed explanation-2: -Succession describes the patterns of change in ecosystems when a new environment is formed or after an existing environment is disturbed. Succession occurs in all types of ecosystems, from oceans and wetlands to tundra, deserts, and forests.

Detailed explanation-3: -primary succession, type of ecological succession (the evolution of a biological community’s ecological structure) in which plants and animals first colonize a barren, lifeless habitat.

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