Forest Cycle

Answer and linking clues

Correct order: D, B, C, E, A

1. D. Seeds sprout from the soil and gradually develop into small seedlings.
2. B. These seedlings continue to grow and eventually become young saplings.
3. C. The saplings grow into large trees, and over time, a forest begins to form.
4. E. The forest may later be cleared to create farmland for agricultural use.
5. A. If the farmland is abandoned, natural vegetation begins to return and the process starts again.

Why this order

• D comes first: it introduces the topic and needs no sentence before it.
• B follows D: it opens with “These seedlings”, which points back to something already mentioned; it picks up “seedlings” from D.
• C follows B: it opens with “The saplings”, which points back to something already mentioned; it picks up “saplings”, “grow” from B.
• E follows C: it opens with “The forest”, which points back to something already mentioned; it picks up “forest” from C.
• A follows E: it picks up “farmland” from E.

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