Question

In the 360 field trip video, most of the forest you observed was secondary
growth forest, while other parts of the rainforest were primary growth forest. Which of the following attributes are characteristic of a secondary growth forest?
a. a greater diversity of plant species
b. trees with thick trunks
c. trees with thin trunks
d. fewer species of plants

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Trees with thin trunks

D. Fewer species of plants

Explanation:

If a forest has been logged once and regrew, that is a second-growth forest. Some characteristics:

- Thin tree trunks

- Fewer species of plants

- Little light reaching the forest floor

- Very high density of trees