Question

1.2 multiple choice 1.5 points which of the following are examples of secondary succession? the barren landscape left behind after overburden has been stripped for mining. vegetation growing on newly formed volcanic rock. seeds sprouting after a wildfire. lichens growing on rock after a glacier receided.

Explanation:

Secondary succession occurs in areas where a disturbance has destroyed an existing ecosystem but left the soil intact. A wildfire destroys the vegetation but the soil remains. Seeds sprouting after a wildfire is an example of secondary succession.

• The barren landscape after mining overburden stripping (primary succession as soil is severely disrupted).
• Vegetation on newly - formed volcanic rock (primary succession as it starts on bare rock with no soil).
• Lichens on rock after glacier (primary succession as it starts on bare rock).

Answer:

Seeds sprouting after a wildfire.