In Secondary Succession on Abandoned Fields in the Piedmont of North

question 9

Multiple Choice

In secondary succession on abandoned fields in the Piedmont of North Carolina, important pioneer species include

• A) horsetails.
• B) Dryas.
• C) broomsedge (Andropogon).
• D) pine seedlings.
• E) crabgrass and horseweed.

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