Question

Jacob’s family traveled frequently by road. On a trip, he noticed that a large forest area appeared to have burned a few weeks ago. Along the burned area, new pine trees were sprouting. Their cones release seeds when heated. How will this affect the future vegetation of the forest

a , The new seeds cannot grow like older trees due to fire damage.


b , The ashes from the old trees will be poisonous for the new plants.


c , The trees will grow and the forest will be restored to its original form.


d , The trees cannot live long since all the nutrients in the soil were burned

Answer 1

c The trees will grow and the forest will be restored to its original form.

Step-by-step explanation:

The ashes from the old trees will serve as nutrient for the new plants. its restores back the ecosystem because the old tress and ashes will decay which will return nutrient to the soil.

the new seedlings will be exposed to fresh air and sunlight which improve there germination.