The general term for small photosynthetic organisms found near the surface

if we are talking near the surface of the ocean, the answer is phytoplankton.

1. a tropical dry forest carries out more rapid nutrient cycling

answer:

convection currents in the magma drive plate tectonics. heat generated from the radioactive decay of elements deep in the interior of the earth creates magma (molten rock) in the aesthenosphere. the aesthenosphere (70 ~ 250 km) is part of the mantle, the middle sphere of the earth that extends to 2900 km.