Second -Growth Forests _______________

question 15

Multiple Choice

Second -growth forests _______________.

• A)are forests whose timber has second -rate value
• B)are less abundant on Earth today than they were 500 years ago
• C)are forests that establish themselves after old -growth timber has been removed
• D)are those forests in the National Parks that are protected from logging
• E)in North America are mostly in British Columbia and Alaska

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