Help pls also i will give brainliest! A company purchased a large forest and cut the trees for lumber. Sunlight which had not reached the forest floor before was now very bright on the bare ground. Holly ferns began to grow rapidly because of increased access to light and moisture.

Which population of organisms would be in direct competition with the Holly ferns for the same resources?

A) Squirrels
B) Hawks
C) Spotted owls
D) Wildflowers