ECOLOGY
ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION
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Question
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The rocky material left behind by a retreating glacier forms what is called a moraine. when primary succession occurs on a moraine, which life forms will help create the soil by breaking down bare rock?
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insects
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lichens
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grasses
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deciduous trees
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -D Deciduous trees. Answer: The correct answer is-B. Lichens.
Detailed explanation-2: -Encyclopedic entry. A moraine is material left behind by a moving glacier. This material is usually soil and rock.
Detailed explanation-3: -Primary succession occurs when new land is formed or bare rock is exposed, providing a habitat that can be colonized for the first time. For example, primary succession may take place following the eruption of volcanoes, such as those on the Big Island of Hawaii. As lava flows into the ocean, new rock is formed.
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