Jacob’s family traveled frequently by road. On a trip, he noticed that a large forest area appeared to have burned a few weeks ago. Along the burned area, new pine trees were sprouting. Their cones release seeds when heated. How will this affect the future vegetation of the forest



a , The new seeds cannot grow like older trees due to fire damage.


b , The ashes from the old trees will be poisonous for the new plants.


c , The trees will grow and the forest will be restored to its original form.


d , The trees cannot live long since all the nutrients in the soil were burned