Setting fires in a forest is sometimes used to..?

Question

A.
protect the underbrush from larger fires

B.
protect the larger trees from larger fires

C.
relocate wildlife to other areas

D.
kill weaker trees

Answer 1

A.
protect the underbrush from larger fires

Answer 2

B. protect the larger tress from larger fires.

well partially. Fires can be just as devastating to large trees as small trees. It just depends on the ecosystem.

For example, In a Douglas Fir, yellow Pine forest, forest fires are a natural part of the ecosystem occurring on relatively high frequencies...usually less than 50 yrs. These trees have developed thick bark and have a natural resistance to fire. In this ecosystem the fire does the following:
- remove the slash, and understory build-up
- kill the weaker trees, and open the ground up for nutrient up take by the surviving tees,
-create forage for wildlife.. just to name a few.

If the forest is a more coastal forest that has red cedar, hemlock or red woods..depending on were you live on the coast. Fire is not part of the natural recycling process. These trees are not adopted to fire and large trees will perish at the same rate as small trees.

Answer 3

B. Protect the larger trees from larger fires.

If you get rid of the underbrush it protects the larger trees.

Answer 4

sometimes fires are necessary for new trees and other plant life to have a chance to grow.

and none of the above.

Answer 5

B...

It's either that or F...

F.
Scare the bejaysus out of squirrels...!