Explain why your answer is correct Horatio is studying an abandoned farm in his community. The land of the farm once supported fields of corn, beans, and spinach, as well aspastures for cattle and sheep. Today, the farmland is covered in a variety of grasses, shrubs, and small trees, and is home to rabbits, gophers, andother small animals.The evidence most strongly supports which of the following conclusions?A. The farmland is undergoing primary succession, which eventually will restore the original climax community.B. The farmland is undergoing secondary succession, which eventually will restore the original climax community.C.The farmland is undergoing secondary succession, which may or may not restore the original climax community.D.The farmland has undergone primary succession, and is now a stable climax community.

Secondary succession ecological succession is where an abandoned habitat is recolonized by plants…

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