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Here we're being asked about the traits of early successional species, and we're being asked why these traits are possible adaptations.
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So early successional species, and what are their traits? so let's just make a list and go through this.
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They tend to have a tiny or small offspring.
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If you're thinking a plant, they usually have small seeds.
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If you're thinking of an animal, they have tiny little babies.
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All right, so they tend to have small offspring.
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And an advantage of having tall, small offspring is that you can have lots of offspring.
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So they tend to have lots of offspring.
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And plants and animals that are early successional pieces often are trying to get into a site that's been disturbed.
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And the way to get there is to disperse yourself.
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To move from one early successional site to another.
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And the easiest way to do that is to have lots of offspring and make sure they're small offspring, and they can just get blown by the wind or carried by air currents to a new site...