A large mountain just south of Reno, Nevada, is called Slide Mountain. a.This name refers to the fact that in the early 1980s, after weeks of heavy precipitation, a large section of this mountain became a destructive mudslide that slid down the east slopes and destroyed the vegetation and homes in its path.
In the decades since the mudslide, the vegetation has completely regrown, and the slide area is no longer visible.
This is an example of
A)Primary succession.
B)Secondary succession.
C)During the first 10 years following the mudslide it was primary succession, and after that it was secondary succession.
D)Tertiary succession.
E)This is not an example of any type of succession.

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This is an example of secondary succession because the area was previously inhabited by vegetation and was then disturbed by the mudslide, allowing for the regrowth of vegetation. Primary succession occurs in areas previously uninhabited by organisms, such as newly formed volcanic islands or retreating glaciers. Tertiary succession refers to the process of ecological succession after a site has been completely restored to its original state, which did not occur in this case.

A Large Mountain Just South of Reno, Nevada, Is Called