Passage II
Succession refers to the change in species composition in a given area over ecological time.
Table 1 shows the bird species, the dominant (most common) plants, and the successional time in years (yr) on plots of abandoned farmland studied in Georgia.
The estimated changes in net productivity (grams of organic mass produced per square meter per year [g/m2/yr]) and biomass (kilograms of organic material per square meter [kg/m2]) of plants on abandoned farmland in New York appear in Figures 1 and 2, respectively. Successional time is divided into 3 stages based on the dominant plants.
11. A student learned that a particular plot of abandoned farmland in Georgia supported eastern meadowlarks, yellowthroats, and field sparrows at a density of at least 1 pair per 10 acres. Based on Table 1, the student would predict that the dominant plants on this plot of land were most likely:
Your Answer is
Correct Answer is C
Explanation
As can be seen from table 1, shrubs correspond to eastern meadowlarks, yellowthroats, and field sparrows