After a glacier recedes and exposes bare rock, an event which is most likely to occur next is that lichen will colonize the bare rock.
What is a glacier?
A glacier can be defined as slowly moving, large mass of ice moving slowly down a slope or through a valley, and it is typically formed by the accumulation and compaction or recrystallization of snow near the poles or on mountains.
Based on scientific information and records, an event which is most likely to occur after a glacier recedes and exposes bare rock, is that lichen will colonize the bare rock by secreting acidic substances to break it down.
In conclusion, we can infer and logically deduce that a lichen is the first organism to colonize on a bare rock.
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