The first community that forms on bare rock often has organisms such as
A) woody shrubs and conifers.
B) lichens and mosses.
C) broad-leaf trees and conifers.
D) grasses and weeds.
E) herbs and conifers.

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Lichens and mosses are pioneer species that can colonize bare rock, initiating the process of ecological succession by breaking down the rock into soil where other organisms can later grow.

The First Community That Forms on Bare Rock Often Has