Which of the following statements best describes the interaction between fire and ecosystems?
A) The likelihood of a wildfire occurring in a given ecosystem is highly predictable over the short term.
B) Many kinds of plants and plant communities have adapted to frequent fires.
C) The suppression of forest fires by man has prevented certain communities, such as grasslands, from reaching their climax stage.
D) Chaparral communities have evolved to the extent that they rarely burn.
E) Fire is unnatural in ecosystems and should be prevented.
The thick bark of the cork oak of the Mediterranean region protects the tree from fire.
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Correct use a fire extinguisher
A typical fire extinguisher designed to be used on class A, B, or C fires.
Dipole interaction of E. coli enzyme structure
The effect of gene–environment interaction