The landscape devastated by the eruption of Mount Saint Helens
A) is recovering through primary succession.
B) is recovering through secondary succession.
C) is now a climax community.
D) will never recover.
E) only A and B

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The landscape devastated by the eruption of Mount Saint Helens is recovering through both primary and secondary succession. Primary succession occurs on bare rock or soil that has never been vegetated, while secondary succession occurs on land that has been previously vegetated but has been disturbed. In the case of Mount Saint Helens, the eruption created a new landscape that is now being colonized by plants and animals through both primary and secondary succession.

The Landscape Devastated by the Eruption of Mount Saint Helens