After a forest fire destroys a forest, what is true of the first species to recolonize the area?

A. Their seeds may be blown by the wind.


B. Pine trees grow first.


C. They are shade tolerant.


D. The organisms are small animals.


E. They are shade intolerant.After a forest fire destroys a forest, what is true of the first species to recolonize the area?
From what I can see, only B. is unlikely to be correct in any situation.





The plants that colonize the area could have been the result of seeds blowing in to the post-burn site, and they may or may not be shade tolerant. Given that they're pioneer species, they're probably (but by no means invariably) shade intolerant. Finally, such areas often do get colonized very early on by small animals, including worms, insects, small mammals, etc.





Added: I agree, if one had to go with only one, then it is likely A, given that the way it is worded. But, I caution that the best course here is to _understand_ why B. is almost never going to be the case, and why all of the others could apply (although very rarely will it be C.).After a forest fire destroys a forest, what is true of the first species to recolonize the area?
A is correct, as it is the only question that does not state an absolute.


B - pine may grow first, but this is not a certainty


C - they may be shade tolerant, they may not


D - There may be small animals, but plants might also come first


E - They may be shade intolerant, but they might not
Many plants and animals have adapted to fire. Both lodgepole pine and jack pine have resin-sealed cones that stay on trees for many years. The heat of fire melts the resin and the cones pop open. Thousands of seeds then scatter to the ground and grow into new stands of pine. Woodpeckers feast on bark beetles and other insects that colonize in newly burned trees.





i would say - A
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