Biology EOC

What two processes fuel the carbon cycle?

cellular respiration and photosynthesis

Compare primary and secondary succession of an ecosystem. What is the distinction between them?

Primary succession is the establishment of a community in an area with no soil, while secondary succession is the establishment of a new community in an existing ecosystem that was disturbed by some catastrophic event.

Hurricane Andrew hit South Florida in 1992 causing over $25 million in damages. Biscayne National Park in the Florida Keys. Most of the deciduous and evergreen trees in the area were uprooted and the area was left with only a few smaller trees and some grasses. What type of succession took place in Biscayne National Park after Hurricane Andrew?

Secondary succession

During the process of ecological succession...

an increasing number of resources and niches become available for animals.

In this relationship, the barnacles derive benefit. There is not benefit or harm to the whale. This relationship is an example of

commensalism.