A forest fire wipes out all of the plant life in an area, causing the animals to leave. The ground becomes a mixture of soil and ashes. Which order of succession ismost likely to occur in the area?

A

softwood trees → shrubs → mosses → lichens

B

bare rock → grasses → shrubs → hardwood trees

C

hardwood trees → shrubs → softwood trees → mosses

D

grasses → shrubs → softwood trees → hardwood trees

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Layne Herring

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24 July, 02:15

A forest fire wipes out all of the plant life in an area, causing the animals to leave. The ground becomes a mixture of soil and ashes. Which order of succession ismost likely to occur in the area?

A

softwood trees → shrubs → mosses → lichens

B

bare rock → grasses → shrubs → hardwood trees

C

hardwood trees → shrubs → softwood trees → mosses

D

grasses → shrubs → softwood trees → hardwood trees

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Kate Lester · Answer 1

A because the trees and bushes would leave first as they would be burned then the mosses and lichens would have nowhere to live and they would eventually die