Describe how an
algal bloom might alter the local carbon cycle in that ecosystem.

Explanation:

During an algal bloom the species produce a toxic chemical substance which is harmful to animals that feed on the algae that causes a tint in the water because of the photosynthetic pigments is known as a red tide a red tide may or may not be harmful . Nonetheless algal bloom can produce both beneficial and harmful cycles.

It is beneficial because it can provide organic compounds needed by higher organisms, for this reason productivity increases because there's more algae in the water which means that more carbon dioxide is used from the atmosphere and that more oxygen is being released into the atmosphere which is needed and necessary for many living things

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it provides an alternative energy pathway for the reaction to proceed.

a catalyst is a substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction but is not consumed during the course of the reaction.

catalysts increase the rate of reaction without being used up. they do this by lowering the activation energy needed. with a catalyst, more collisions result in a reaction, so the rate of reaction increases. different reactions need different catalysts.

a catalyst works by providing an alternative reaction pathway to the reaction product. the rate of the reaction is increased as this alternative route has a lower activation energy than the reaction route not mediated by the catalyst.