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What are phytoplankton and how are they affected by ozone depletion?
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∙ 9y ago
UV-B passes to Earth's surface, when ozone does not stop it. UV-B can travel some short distance into seawater before it is scattered and its energy reduced. Phytoplankton has DNA, and lives near the surface of the ocean where sunlight is strong. UV-B destroys DNA.
So ozone depletion kills or mutates phytoplankton, via UV-B from the Sun.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe study photographed and took skin biopsies from over 150 whales in the Gulf of California and found "widespread evidence of epidermal damage commonly associated with acute and severe sunburn," having cells which form when the DNA is damaged by UV radiation. The findings suggest "rising UV levels as a result of ozone depletion are to blame for the observed skin damage, in the same way that human skin cancer rates have been on the increase in recent decades
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∙ 9y agoThe depletion of ozone causes UV to enter. These UV destroy plankton.
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∙ 10y agoYes it affects. Because the UV rays entering the earth kills these planktons which kills those whales.
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∙ 9y agoPhytoplanktons are small organisms. Ozone depletion causes UV rays to destroy them.
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∙ 8y agoOzone depletion causes UV to enter. These UV can kill plankton and cause cancer in humans.
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How will animals be affected by ozone layer depletion?
Animals will be affected. UV can cause fatal problems in them.
What effects can ozone depletion have on the environment?
The natural resource affected by ozone depletion is all surface life on Earth, that is based on DNA. This includes phytoplankton, the usual crops, and species dependent on those crops (inclusive of Man). it plays a vital role by shielding humans and other life from harmful and ultravioletlight from the sun.
Which parts of the world is the depletion of ozone affecting?
The poles or the extremities are being affected the most. It is due to the various factors influencing the depletion.
What is ozone depletion and its effects?
It causes harmful activities like skin cancer, cataracts. Mainly children are worst affected. It is also harmful for eyes.
Ozone depletion occurs in the?
Ozone depletion occurs in the ozone layer.
How are phytoplankton affected by UV radiation?
Ozone depletion allows the UV rays to come in. These rays kill the planktons.
How will biotic factors be affected by ozone layer depletion?
Biotic factors would be affected by depletion. This will be because of UV rays.
How are you affected by the depletion of the ozone layer?
The depletion of ozone layer causes various fatal problems. Eye cataract, skin cancer are some of them.
Which species effects the ozone layer the most?
Planktons are affected the most. Ozone depletion destroys them.
Why the people is getting worsty in your ozone layer?
The people are getting affected. This is because of ozone depletion.
How will animals be affected by ozone layer depletion?
Animals will be affected. UV can cause fatal problems in them.
Why is ozone depletion worse in cities?
Ozone depletion is not worse in cities. If you measure the effects of ozone depletion by the number of people affected, there are more people per unit area in cities. Ozone depletion affects every unit area more-or-less equally. Ozone pollution affects cities worst, since NOx is mostly produced by urban and suburban<->urban traffic.
What effects can ozone depletion have on the environment?
The natural resource affected by ozone depletion is all surface life on Earth, that is based on DNA. This includes phytoplankton, the usual crops, and species dependent on those crops (inclusive of Man). it plays a vital role by shielding humans and other life from harmful and ultravioletlight from the sun.
Which parts of the world is the depletion of ozone affecting?
The poles or the extremities are being affected the most. It is due to the various factors influencing the depletion.
Which layer of the atmosphere is affected the most during Diwali?
The stratosphere. there's a theory call stratospheric ozone depletion that causes the greenhouse effect and global warming and depletion if the ozone layer
How have humans affected the ozone layer in a good way?
Grounded the Concorde.Banned the use of compounds known to cause ozone depletion in the conditions in the ozone layer.
What is ozone depletion and its effects?
It causes harmful activities like skin cancer, cataracts. Mainly children are worst affected. It is also harmful for eyes.
