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The kelp forests are often referred to as the lungs of the ocean since they absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen through photosynthesis More than 95 percent of California s coastal kelp are gone after being devoured by a population explosion of purple sea urchins in the past eight years Sea otters are foragers that eat mostly hard shelled invertebrates such as sea urchins Although sea otters are not abundant in number they play a vital role in controlling the sea urchin population Based on the information above sea otters are an example of which of the following concepts A B C commensalism resource partitioning keystone species

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