A hurricane destroyed all life forms on an island and washed away all the soil, leaving bare rock. In time, lichens grow in cracks in the rocks. What is occurring?
The habitat is not recovering at all.
Primary succession is beginning.
Secondary succession is beginning

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A hurricane destroyed all life forms on an island and washed away all the soil, leaving bare rock. In time, lichens grow in cracks in the rocks. What is occurring?
The habitat is not recovering at all.
Primary succession is beginning.
Secondary succession is beginning

anonymous · Answer

I think is a

jagr2713 · Answer

The climax (or at least a better developed system) was removed leaving the plant community to start over...

primary succession occurs in a new habitat like in this case, after lava flow, mud slide, fire, abandoned sites, etc...colonizing plants and other organisms move in and begin the "rebuilding" process.