Zones created by the eruption of Mount St.Helens included the Pumice Plain nearest the lava dome, the Blowdown Zone along the mountain slopes, and beyond those, forests covered with debris and ash.Which, if any, of these zones would be the fastest to begin recovering living communities, and why?
A) The Pumice Plain, because it had no life and therefore had the most to gain.
B) The Blowdown Zone, because its sloped nature would make it easiest to colonize.
C) The more distant forests, because they still had some life, making them fastest to recover.
D) Either the Pumice Plain or the Blowdown Zone, because both would be easy to colonize.
E) No specific zone, because organisms would colonize them all at the same rate.

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The more distant forests would be the fastest to begin recovering living communities because they still retained some life forms and organic matter, providing a foundation for recovery and regrowth.

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