Asked by ttt

Farmer Scott is one of the best farmers in town. During the middle of the corn-growing season, Farmer Scott had to travel out of town for two weeks, and he left his acres of corn plants alone with no chemicals or other protection.
In terms of succession, which of these best describes what Farmer Scott returned to after the two weeks?

Small weeds began to grow and develop.

There was no distinct change in the cornfields.

All of the corn died due to a rampant corn disease.

The corn mutated to form a new species of vegetable.
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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Small weeds began to grow and develop.

Explanation: This is an example of secondary succession — the soil is already present, so after a disturbance or lack of management pioneer/early-successional species (weeds, grasses) quickly colonize the field. The other choices (no change, total die-off from disease, or rapid mutation into a new species) are unlikely or incorrect explanations of ecological succession.