FOREST ECOLOGY
FOREST SUCCESSION
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Question
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If a forest fire completely destroys the plant and animal life in a forest, what kind of succession will eventually start restoring it?
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primary succesion
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secondary succession
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Imagine a forest that has been destroyed by a forest fire. All the plants and animals that lived there are gone. But the burned-up forest will not remain lifeless forever. Plants and animals will return to the area in a process called ecological succession.
Detailed explanation-2: -Secondary succession begins after a disturbance, like a fire. Crucially, some soil and nutrients remain present-fire, in fact, may help recycle those nutrients.
Detailed explanation-3: -After forest fire. After flood. After harvesting. After epidemic disease. After pest attack. After hurricane. After a cyclone (common in tropical rain forests with fast-growing evergreen trees) After windstorm. 05-Aug-2022
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