Effects of Cycles on Ecosystems Answers

Geoengineering will have no negative effects on the environment.

Cycles are essential to all living organisms.

One reason that rainforests have more precipitation than deserts is _______.

Where do animals obtain carbon?

What is desertification?

Carbon is found only in living organisms.

Fluctuations in the phosphorus cycle in aquatic ecosystems _______.

The desert relies on precipitation from weather patterns, while the rainforest can create its own precipitation.

A large portion of precipitation in the rainforest occurs as a result of _______.

The cycling of carbon throughout the environment is critical to ensuring the survival of all organisms. Suppose a mountain lion kills a deer in the forest. Photo by US Department of Agriculture What would likely happen first to the carbon in the deer carcass as it lies on the forest floor after the mountain lion has finished feeding on it?