Question
When an area is burned in a forest fire, and then plants and animals begin to return to the burned area, this is called .
a
secondary succession
b
primary succession
c
pioneer species
d
climax community
a
secondary succession
b
primary succession
c
pioneer species
d
climax community
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct answer is **a) secondary succession**.
Secondary succession occurs in an ecosystem that has been disturbed but where soil and some organisms still exist, allowing for regrowth and the return of plants and animals following events like forest fires.
Secondary succession occurs in an ecosystem that has been disturbed but where soil and some organisms still exist, allowing for regrowth and the return of plants and animals following events like forest fires.