Why do lichens and mosses get mostly replaced by larger plant species during succession?

Select one:
a. Larger plants are autotrophs, but lichens and mosses are heterotrophs.
b. Larger plants compete for resources like space, sunlight, and soil nutrients more successfully.
c. Larger plants do not use as many resources as lichens and mosses.
d. Larger plants are not edible, so they are more likely to avoid predation.
e. None of these.

Refer to this portion of a dichotomous key for fish identification to answer the question. 1. (a) has a single dorsal fin ® 5 (b) has a double dorsal fin ® 2 2. (a) one fin is spiny, the other is smooth ® 3 (b) one fin is not spiny or smooth ® 4 5. (a) has small fin on back near tail ® 6 (b) has no fin on back near tail ® 7 6. (a) has barbs near the mouth ® catfish (b) does not have barbs near the mouth ® 10 7. (a) tail is asymmetrical ® 8 (b) tail is symmetrical ® 9 10. (a) scales are small ® trout (b) scales are large ® whitefish what is the next step to complete to identify a fish that has a single dorsal fin, no fin on the back near the tail, and no barbs near the mouth? step 2 step 5 step 7 step 10

What property of water provides for appropriate sugar, salt, and amino acid levels to be present and carried in the blood of animals to be delivered to cells

Which pair of sentences is describing the same velocity? a. a car is parked. a car is moving in circles. b. a bus drives 40 miles per hour north. a truck drives 50 miles per hour north. c. a boy walks east at 6 kilometers per hour. a girl walks west at the same speed as the boy. d. valerie rides her bike south at 8 kilometers per hour. owen jogs south at 8 kilometers per hour.