Question

Which of the following is an example of the changes that take place in an ecosystem during secondary succession? (2 points)

Shrubs and trees regrow quickly in an area that has been burned during a forest fire.

Organisms compete for resources, and those that are best fit to survive establish themselves as dominant species.

Algae, grasses, and small plants grow on newly exposed rock over a long period of time.

Predation causes a population of prey to migrate to a new location in order to survive.

Answer 1

Answer: Shrubs and trees regrow quickly in an area that has been burned during a forest fire.

An ecological succession can be defined as the changes in the biotic community of the ecosystem with respect to the changes that occur in abiotic (non-living factors) such as climatic conditions, temperature, sunlight, water, soil, natural and man-made calamity. These changes occur with respect to time, until the ecosystem attains stability. Secondary succession occurs in an ecosystem or an area, which was previously colonized by living species but disturbed or damaged by natural or man-made calamity like forest fires, flood, clear cutting and other disaster event.

The secondary succession will resume the colonization of species in a previously disturbed ecosystem, as it will take an aid of useful abiotic factors already available to support life. Shrubs and trees regrow quickly in an area that has been burned during forest fire is an example of secondary succession because the soil of the region will be fertile enough to support growth of new plants. Other factors such as water and sunlight will also support the growth and succession.

Answer 2

Answer;

Shrubs and trees regrow quickly in an area that has been burned during a forest fire.

Explanation;

• Secondary succession is among the two types of succession the other being primary succession.
• Secondary succession occurs in an already established ecosystem when events such as floods, hurricane or forest fire occurs in an area ,thus reducing an ecosystem to a smaller population of species.
• Primary succession on the other hand occurs in lifeless areas that is the regions in which soil is incapable of sustaining life as a result of factors such as eruptions,etc.
• Therefore when a forest is burned secondary succession occurs and the regrowing of shrubs and trees in the area would be among the changes that would take place.