Water Quality B/C

[SilverBreeze]

1) Which of the macroflora on the list are vertebrates?

Erm, usually in this situation Reckless57 would post the next question(s), either before or after IHateClouds tells whether his/her answer is correct.

[IHateClouds]

1. Evaporation: water changes from a liquid to a gas, Sublimation: water changes directly from a solid to a gas, without entering its liquid phase, Transpiration: water evaporation from plant leaves (through stomata)
2. Chlorine kills pathogens in water
3. liquid waste or sewage flowing into a river or sea (possibly from an industrial plant)

whoops i forgot to hit submit

1 and 2 are right, but for one you might want to mention snow altho its right
3. effluent is normally treated from a wastewater treatment plant

[Reckless57]

1. What is the difference between holoplankton and meroplankton?
2. What two organisms on the competition list are known to eat Crown-of-thorns starfish?
3. What is a pycnocline?

[IHateClouds]

1. What is the difference between holoplankton and meroplankton?
2. What two organisms on the competition list are known to eat Crown-of-thorns starfish?
3. What is a pycnocline?

1. meroplankton mature to become non-plankton organisms whereas holoplankton stay as plankton through theie entire life cycle
2. triton and humphead wrasse
3. a thin layer in which the density changes rapidly by increasing

[Reckless57]

All Correct!

[IHateClouds]

1. How does turbidity affect temperature?
2. How does temperature affect dissolved oxygen?
3. What does aragonite saturation indicate?

[BennyTheJett]

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1) Turbidity doesn't directly affect temperature, but it increases the absorption of sunlight, so Ima say that more turbid water is warmer. 

2) Higher temperature means lower dissolved oxygen, and more dissolved COs. 

3)Aragonite saturation indicates ocean acidity (I'm not sure what you're asking here, so this is my best bet)

[IHateClouds]

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1) Turbidity doesn't directly affect temperature, but it increases the absorption of sunlight, so Ima say that more turbid water is warmer. 

2) Higher temperature means lower dissolved oxygen, and more dissolved COs. 

3)Aragonite saturation indicates ocean acidity (I'm not sure what you're asking here, so this is my best bet)

1. yeap! (looking back i should have written them as what is the relationship w e l p)
2. correct im not sure about CO2 tho?
3. yeah i would have accepted a wide range of answers but that was what i was going for

your turn!

[jimmy-bond]

I think BennyTheJett is implying that increased temp results in higher respiration rates, leading to a decrease in oxygen and an increase in CO2.

[SilverBreeze]

I think BennyTheJett is implying that increased temp results in higher respiration rates, leading to a decrease in oxygen and an increase in CO2.

I agree that would occur, but would it be offset by the lower solubility of CO2?