Refer to the Figure

question 5

Essay

Refer to the figure.
Figure 9
You are studying disturbance and succession patterns, focusing on data you collect in area 1, area 2, and area 3. Part A of the figure shows how the community type changed across each year sampled, and part B shows how the abiotic conditions changed across study years (no specific condition specified or units listed).
-Answer the following questions:
a) According to the data in in Figure 9, when did the disturbance occur?
b) Which years would provide baseline data for these communities? Why is baseline data important?
c) How many years did it take the abiotic conditions to return to levels similar to their original conditions?
d) How many years did it take for the biotic communities in areas 1, 2, and 3 to return to their original conditions?

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McCrae and Costa

Researchers known for the Five Factor Model of personality, which identifies five broad dimensions of personality: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.