WILL GIVE BRAINIST Question 1 Only
Years after the lava from an erupting volcano destroyed an area, lichens started to grow in that area. These were gradually replaced by grasses, shrubs, conifers, and finally by a deciduous forest. In this sequence of events, the lichens functioned as What?

(Answer if you know.)

A. primary consumers

B. abiotic factors

C. pioneer organisms

D. climax organisms

I'm pretty sure it's c

Explanation:

I'm 80% sure its c I learned this last month

tsd is temerature dependent sex determination.

tsd: it is a type of environmental sex determination in which the temperature experienced during embryonic/ larval development (ambient temperature for development) determine the sex of the offspring.

crocodile displays the tsd where the ambient temperature of the developing egg determines the individual's sex. for example in the american alligator's eggs, incubation at 33 ºc produces mostly males, while incubation at 30 ºc produces mostly females. so if the american alligator's egg will get the ambient temperature (33 degree celcius)during embryonic development from egg, the offspring will be male and same for the female sex determination.

b is the correct answer