Question

When seeds of early- and late-succession species were raised under low light conditions similar to those found in the understory of mature forest, researchers found that species with _____ seeds had _____ seedling survivorship in shade.

Answer 1

Answer: seeds of early succession and late succession species had relatively the same survivorship

Explanation: This indicates there was no relationship between seed size and seedling survivorship in plants raised under low light conditions. Ecological succession is the process of how the structure of a biome, that is, the interactions of various species in a biological community such as desert, forest, grassland, marine environment, etc changes over time.

From the experiment above, it can be inferred that seeds of species at different succession periods, while having undergone changes, showed no significant difference in survivorship when raised under low light conditions.

Answer 2

When seeds of early- and late-succession species were raised under low light conditions similar to those found in the understory of mature forest, researchers found that species with _____ seeds had _____ seedling survivorship in shade.

The correct answer for this is:

There was no relation between seed, size, and seeding survivorship.

Step-by-step explanation:

Even though when in our case there was no direct relationship between speed, size, and seeding survivorship. It doesn't make it a generalization, because many factors intervene in this phenomenon. Now, light is a factor of growth, photosynthesis, and survival. However, this three-variable correlation was not found affected by the independent variable.