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Why do marine organisms with shells remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?
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1. As part of the carbon cycle known as photosynthesis, plants and algae absorb carbon dioxide, light, and water to produce carbohydrate energy for themselves and oxygen as a waste product.
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What tiny marine organisms take in carbon dioxide in order to complete photosynthesis?
the answer is lily pads
What happens to marine life when more carbon dioxide goes into the atmosphere?
Extra carbon dioxide in the atmosphere means that more of it moves into the oceans, making the water more acidic. This makes it more difficult for marine life to build their shells, so all kinds of creatures, from coral to shellfish, are in danger.
How does carbon dioxide move out of the atmosphere?
The Carbon Dioxide trapped from the air by plants (using light energy from the sun in the process of photosynthesis) is converted by plants into sugars. The production of Sugars makes plants release Oxygen into the air. Organisms (such as animals) eat the plants and use the sugars as food. They convert the sugars back into Carbon Dioxide, releasing the light energy as they do so. The process of converting sugars back into Carbon Dioxide uses Oxygen from the air and animals breath in the Oxygen and breath out Carbon Dioxide back into the air.
How do biological processes influence the type and amount of gases dissolved in seawater?
Biological processes such as photosynthesis and respiration by marine plants and animals influence the type and amount of gases dissolved in seawater. During photosynthesis, marine plants absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen, which increases the dissolved oxygen concentration in seawater. Similarly, during respiration, marine organisms consume oxygen and release carbon dioxide, which reduces the dissolved oxygen concentration and increases carbon dioxide levels. These processes play a crucial role in maintaining the balance of gases in seawater and supporting marine ecosystems.
How did the oceans reduce the carbon dioxide levels?
The oceans help to keep the carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere low by dissolving a large portion of CO2 from the atmosphere. Unfortunately, the increased CO2 in the atmosphere is causing the oceans to become more acidic.
How did condensation of water vapour form oceans?
The Formation of OceansThe volcanoes on early Earth pumped more and more water vapour into the atmosphere. This caused the atmosphere to change.As the water vapour increased and the temperature of the Earth and its atmosphere continued to fall. This caused water droplets to form in the atmosphere through a process called condensation.As the water droplets increased in size, they eventually fell to the surface of the Earth and accumulated. This was the beginning of the first oceans.The carbon dioxide gas reacted with the accumulated water (dissolution) and the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere decreased. Eventually, living organisms appeared in the oceans. The organisms that evolved used the carbon dioxide available in the oceans in different ways. Some of the marine organisms incorporated the carbon dioxide into their shells. When those organisms died their shells accumulated on the floor of the oceans and became carbonate rocks.Other marine organisms began to use carbon dioxide in chemical reactions to produce sugars that they could store for energy and release oxygen into the atmosphere. This process is called photosynthesis. These organisms were the first primitive plants.Thanks!
Why are nitrogen oxygen and carbon dioxide important to marine organisms?
nitrogen oxygen and carbon dioxide are important into the plants because without them there are no plants in the world and people will die cause there is no carbon dioxide
What tiny marine organisms take in carbon dioxide in order to complete photosynthesis?
the answer is lily pads
What happens to marine life when more carbon dioxide goes into the atmosphere?
Extra carbon dioxide in the atmosphere means that more of it moves into the oceans, making the water more acidic. This makes it more difficult for marine life to build their shells, so all kinds of creatures, from coral to shellfish, are in danger.
How did carbon dioxide end up in sedimentary rocks?
Carbon dioxide is dissolved into the sea. Marine organisms use the dissolved carbon dioxide to make shells of calcium carbonate. When these organisms die, they fall to the sea bed. Layers of dead organisms and sediment build up on the sea bed. These layers are compacted and compressed to form sedimentry rock.
How does carbon dioxide move out of the atmosphere?
The Carbon Dioxide trapped from the air by plants (using light energy from the sun in the process of photosynthesis) is converted by plants into sugars. The production of Sugars makes plants release Oxygen into the air. Organisms (such as animals) eat the plants and use the sugars as food. They convert the sugars back into Carbon Dioxide, releasing the light energy as they do so. The process of converting sugars back into Carbon Dioxide uses Oxygen from the air and animals breath in the Oxygen and breath out Carbon Dioxide back into the air.
How do biological processes influence the type and amount of gases dissolved in seawater?
Biological processes such as photosynthesis and respiration by marine plants and animals influence the type and amount of gases dissolved in seawater. During photosynthesis, marine plants absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen, which increases the dissolved oxygen concentration in seawater. Similarly, during respiration, marine organisms consume oxygen and release carbon dioxide, which reduces the dissolved oxygen concentration and increases carbon dioxide levels. These processes play a crucial role in maintaining the balance of gases in seawater and supporting marine ecosystems.
How did the oceans reduce the carbon dioxide levels?
The oceans help to keep the carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere low by dissolving a large portion of CO2 from the atmosphere. Unfortunately, the increased CO2 in the atmosphere is causing the oceans to become more acidic.
Why is the ocean called a carbon sink?
Oceans are at present CO2 sinks, and represent the largest active carbon sink on Earth, absorbing more than a quarter of the carbon dioxide that humans put into the air. At the present time, approximately one third of human generated emissions are estimated to be entering the ocean.
Why is it necessary for earth atmosphere to have carbon dioxide?
The earth's atmosphere contains a small amount of carbon dioxide because of the amount of plants and bacteria which photosynthesise. The atmosphere used to be mainly carbon dioxiide until bacteria first evolved. When the bacteria evolved it photosynthesised, producing oxygen and taking in carbon dioxide, make the composition of the atmosphere change. Furthermore, the carbon dioxide dissolves in oceans, is used to form sedimentary rocks and animals and shells are carbon based. Fossil fuels are also carbon based. All of this uses up the carbon dioxide, so there is only a small amount in the atmosphere.
How do shelled marine organisms contribute to the carbon cycle?
They form sedimentary rocks
What organisms in the ocean absorb the most carbon dixoide?
Algae and marine plants
