An entire forest is leveled after a forest fire. The process by which organisms will repopulate an area is called:
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Correct Answer: B. Secondary Succession
Succession is the process that ecological areas go through to repopulate a community. Following a forest fire, the environment is beginning from the producers level and must first grow small grasses, then small shrubs, before consumers and higher-level consumers will repopulate the area. In the event of a volcano, this would be an example of primary succession, as there is no soil to sustain plants. Instead, bacteria populate the area, and eventually give rise to soil and plants and animals. Homeostasis refers to the internal regulation of an organism as opposed to the process an external environment goes through. Biological regeneration is a distractor answer choice testing your true knowledge of the topic at hand.
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