Second-growth forests can be described by all of the following except they
A) result from primary succession.
B) provide less species diversity than old-growth forests.
C) often developed after abandonment of farms.
D) may be tree farms.
E) are the predominant forests in the United States.

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Second-growth forests result from secondary succession, not primary succession. Primary succession occurs in lifeless areas where there is no soil, while secondary succession occurs in areas where a disturbance has destroyed a community but left the soil intact.

Second-Growth Forests Can Be Described by All of the Following