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Question

What kind of organisms are most likely to colonize an area following the melting of a glacier?

(1 point)
Responses

grasses
grasses

lichen
lichen

pine trees
pine trees

shrubs
shrubs
Question 2
Use the answer choices to make a correct statement about the glacier example above.(1 point)
A glacier melting is an example of
because
.

Answer 1

Question 1: What kind of organisms are most likely to colonize an area following the melting of a glacier?

Response: lichen

Question 2: Use the answer choices to make a correct statement about the glacier example above.

A glacier melting is an example of primary succession because it creates a new land area that has not previously supported life, allowing pioneer species such as lichen to establish and begin the process of ecological development.