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What factor would limit the growth of algae in deep ocean water?
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∙ 12y ago
The cold would affect it from growing in the deep water and depending on how deep the it would receive less and less sunlight which it needs to grow
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Can the Ocean absorb all of the CO2 that you produce?
The ocean is one of the largest CO2 sinks in existance. A sink is a system that takes carbon dioxide out of the air. The ocean does this by several mechanisms: * photosynthesis by all the algae * dissolving the gas into the water * fixing the carbon dioxide into corals and shell asa carbonate So yes the ocean could absorb all the CO2. However - dissolving CO2 creates problems for the ocean. As more CO2 is absorbed the ocean gets more acidic and the corals can't maintain their carbonate deposits, these dissolve back into the water, the pH interfered with osmotic pressures and breeding conditions for fish. In addition the increased CO2 promotes algae growth which may cause algae blooms (large algae clumps) which sink to the bottom of he ocean removig trace minerals from the water. So the answer is realy "Yes it can, but you probably don't want it to."
What would be located at the bottom of an energy pyramid found in the ocean?
In an energy pyramid, algae would be the substance found at the bottom trophic level. Algae are eukaryotic organisms, and can be unicellular or multicellular.
Which factor has a stronger effect on climate the atmosphere or ocean?
Atmosphere
What did Algae lower in the atmosphere?
Great blooms of oceanic algae, or phytoplankton, take carbon out of the atmosphere during photosynthesis. It is then taken deep into ocean with them when they die. Scientists say that this helped cool the earth during the ice ages by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it at the ocean floor, where it cannot be recycled back into the atmosphere.
Does oxygen in the ocean come from the sun and the air?
no the oxygen from the ocean comes from two things algae and plants create oxygen through photosynthisis and water is made mostly of oxygen and a bit of hydrogen
Is the growth of algae in ocean water limited by their need for carbon dioxide and sunlight?
Yes. The growth of algae in ocean water is limited by their need for carbon dioxide and sunlight.
The growth of algae in ocean water is limited by their need for?
carbon dioxide and sunlight.
What factor limits where algae are found in the open ocean?
Sunlight, without this important source no algae could grow.
The only part of the open ocean that receives enough sunlight to support the growth of algae is?
the surface zone
What are examples of a limiting factor in the ocean?
major limited factor for plant growth can be phosphorus and light.
Is algae a consumer of the ocean?
yes I sw algae in ocean water. Algae grew on my ocean watered plants during a science expirement
Which abiotic factor limits the distribution of the ocean but does not usually limit the distribution of life on land?
water
Is algae at the top of a ocean?
You don't find any algae growing much deeper than 60 feet (20 meters) because the light that is necessary for their growth is filtered out by the water. Algae, therefore, is found only near the surface.
Why algal blooms occur?
Fertilize runoff
What affects algal growth with increasing depth in the ocean?
light, light decreases with depth, affecting photosynthesis The deeper in the ocean you go, the less sunlight is present, and the less vigorous are algae. At some particular depth, the algae can no longer support themselves, so they cannot live at the depth (or deeper).
Are Ocean currents are determined by algae?
Algae have very little to do with ocean currents, other than the fact that they ride it occasionally.
A secondary producer in the ocean?
Algae
