A large tree was blown over in a forest during a storm. The data table below shows the number of plants and plant species in the immediate area before and after the large tree fell.
Vegetation Before and After Tree Falling
Before 3 months after 6 months after
4
11
14
Number of Plants
Number of Plant Species
3
5
6
Which of the following explains why the population changed after this disruption?
Ο Α. The large tree covered up the soil after it fell and made the area unusable by other plants
OB. The gap created when the large tree fell allowed sunlight to reach the previously shaded forest floor
C.
The large tree released many of its seeds when it fell and those seedlings replaced the tree
OD.
The impact of the large tree when it fell caused many of the smaller plants below it to die