In Which of the Following Situations Would Secondary Rather Than

question 62

Multiple Choice

In which of the following situations would secondary rather than primary succession be most likely to occur?

• A) on an island that has just risen out of the ocean
• B) on bare ground exposed by the retreat of a glacier
• C) on the surface of recently cooled lava
• D) in a forest that had burned to bare ground

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