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5. A forest that has never lost any of its trees to cutting is properly defined as: A. a second-growth forest B. a virgin forest C. a savanna D. an open forest E. a closed canopy forest

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5. A forest that has never lost any of its trees to cutting is properly defined as:
A. a second-growth forest
B. a virgin forest
C. a savanna
D. an open forest
E. a closed canopy forest

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