Question
Why do lichens and mosses get mostly replaced by larger plant species during succession?
Responses
Larger plants are autotrophs but lichen and mosses are heterotrophs
Larger plants are autotrophs but lichen and mosses are heterotrophs
Larger plants compete for resources like space, sunlight, and soil nutrients more successfully
Larger plants compete for resources like space, sunlight, and soil nutrients more successfully
Larger plants are not edible so they are more likely to avoid predation.
Larger plants are not edible so they are more likely to avoid predation.
Larger plants do not use as many resources as lichens and mosses
Larger plants do not use as many resources as lichens and mosses
None of these
Responses
Larger plants are autotrophs but lichen and mosses are heterotrophs
Larger plants are autotrophs but lichen and mosses are heterotrophs
Larger plants compete for resources like space, sunlight, and soil nutrients more successfully
Larger plants compete for resources like space, sunlight, and soil nutrients more successfully
Larger plants are not edible so they are more likely to avoid predation.
Larger plants are not edible so they are more likely to avoid predation.
Larger plants do not use as many resources as lichens and mosses
Larger plants do not use as many resources as lichens and mosses
None of these
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct response is:
**Larger plants compete for resources like space, sunlight, and soil nutrients more successfully.**
During ecological succession, larger plants often replace smaller plants like lichens and mosses because they are better adapted to compete for resources that are essential for growth. These resources include access to sunlight (which larger plants can capture more effectively due to their height), soil nutrients, and space. As succession progresses, larger plants create conditions that are less favorable for smaller plants, leading to their decline and replacement.
**Larger plants compete for resources like space, sunlight, and soil nutrients more successfully.**
During ecological succession, larger plants often replace smaller plants like lichens and mosses because they are better adapted to compete for resources that are essential for growth. These resources include access to sunlight (which larger plants can capture more effectively due to their height), soil nutrients, and space. As succession progresses, larger plants create conditions that are less favorable for smaller plants, leading to their decline and replacement.