Question

why do lichens and mosses get mostly replaced by larger plant species during succession? larger plants are not edible so they are more likely to avoid predation. larger plants do not use as many resources as lichens and mosses. larger plants are autotrophs but lichens and mosses are heterotrophs. larger plants compete for resources like space, sunlight, and soil nutrients more successfully. none of these. score: 100% submit response you are using the free version of this game (with ads). if you want to use the ad - free member version, click the button below. please note: this will open in a new tab/window! please save your progress.

Explanation:

During succession, larger plants have an advantage in competing for essential resources such as space, sunlight, and soil nutrients over lichens and mosses. This allows them to out - compete and replace the latter. Larger plants are not necessarily inedible to avoid predation, they generally use more resources than lichens and mosses, and both larger plants and lichens/mosses are autotrophs (lichens are a symbiotic relationship with photosynthetic organisms).

Answer:

Larger plants compete for resources like space, sunlight, and soil nutrients more successfully.