A because the trees and bushes would leave first as they would be burned then the mosses and lichens would have nowhere to live and they would eventually die
The Statue of Liberty is modeled after the Roman goddess of freedom, Libertas. ... It took 30 years for the Statue of Liberty to change colors from copper to green. Lady Liberty's torch symbolizes enlightenment. The Statue's official name shows off its most important symbol, “Liberty Enlightening the World.”