Consider two forests: one is an undisturbed old-growth forest, while the other has recently experienced a high intensity wildfire. In which forest are more species likely to experience exponential growth, and why?

A. the burned forest because the disturbance has removed competitors and made more resources available
B. the old growth forest because of stable conditions that would favor exponential growth of all species in the forest
C. the old growth forest because each of the species is well established and can produce many offspring
D. exponential growth is equally probable in old-growth and burned forests