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Carbon dioxide dissolves in water, forming carbonic acid. Only a certain amount can dissolve, however, because at a certain point the water is saturated. So the ocean can remove a certain amount of carbon dioxide from the air (becoming more acidic in the process) but it can't remove all of the excess that has been added.
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What is the source of carbon dioxide for water plants?
Carbon dioxide in the oceans primarily comes from the atmosphere. Some of the carbon dioxide from the air dissolves into the ocean water. However, smaller amounts can come from respiration of sea animals and other miscellaneous sources. The atmosphere is by far the largest source of carbon dioxide in ocean water, though.
Do autotrophs remove carbon dioxide from the air?
do autotrophs remove carbon dioxide from the air
How does carbon become of living organisms?
Producers take in carbon dioxide from the air, and consumers eat the producers.
Why could you say that plants are a sink for carbon?
Plants take in carbon from carbon dioxide in the air and convert it to carbohydrates and keep it with them.
How does the an air space behind the each stoma help a leaf photosynthesis?
because when stomata open, they will take carbon dioxide in, so stoma need air space to hold carbon dioxide.
The ocean helps absorb?
heat and air (oxygen, carbon dioxide)
How much carbon dioxide is produced by the ocean?
The oceans are regarded as carbon dioxide sinks, not sources. This means they remove carbon dioxide, not produce it. Carbon dioxide dissolves from the air into ocean water. Once there it is removed by plankton and algae, by corals and mollusks in making shells, and by chemical action.
What process adds oxygen to ocean water?
Recall that plants take carbon dioxide from the air and make oxygen. Ocean plants do the exact same thing.
How does carbon dioxide get into the ecosystem?
Carbon dioxide is in the air we exhale. Cars and factories also release carbon dioxide which pollutes the air. It depends which ecosystem. It is primarily taken up by the ocean and terrestrial ecosystems. In the latter, this is primarily through photosynthesis.
Does carbon dioxide dissolve into air?
Carbon dioxide IS air
What is ocean turnover?
Ocean turnover is the process by which the ocean takes in carbon dioxide in order to reach equilibrium by a direct exchange with the air.
What cycle do plants take carbon dioxide from the air?
photosynthesis
What the capillaries around the air sacs take in?
carbon dioxide
What is the source of carbon dioxide for water plants?
Carbon dioxide in the oceans primarily comes from the atmosphere. Some of the carbon dioxide from the air dissolves into the ocean water. However, smaller amounts can come from respiration of sea animals and other miscellaneous sources. The atmosphere is by far the largest source of carbon dioxide in ocean water, though.
How does carbon in the ocean?
Carbon gets in the ocean in various ways. Carbon is usually in the air and it also gets into the rain which will in turn take it to the ocean.
How does carbon get in ocean?
Carbon gets in the ocean in various ways. Carbon is usually in the air and it also gets into the rain which will in turn take it to the ocean.
What process do producers take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?
In the proces no one cares about x2
