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