A corn field is harvested and plowed, removing most---but not all---of the vegetation. The field is then abandoned and soon begins to revegetate. (A) Would this be an example of primary or secondary succession? Explain. (B) If the field remains undisturbed, we would expect the plant community to change over time. What changes might you expect? For example, what characteristics might you expect in the early successional species and what characteristics might you expect in the later successional species? For full credit, be sure to explain how the different characteristics are expected to be beneficial at each successional stage.

A corn field is harvested and plowed, removing most---but not all---of the vegetation. The field is then abandoned and soon begins to revegetate. (A) Would this be an example of primary or secondary succession? Explain. (B) If the field remains undisturbed, we would expect the plant community to change over time. What changes might you expect? For example, what characteristics might you expect in the early successional species and what characteristics might you expect in the later successional species? For full credit, be sure to explain how the different characteristics are expected to be beneficial at each successional stage.

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Chapter25: Human Impacts On The Biosphere

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