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Re: Water Quality B/C

Posted: January 28th, 2020, 6:52 pm
by SilverBreeze
jeffreyy wrote: January 28th, 2020, 10:54 am 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.

Re: Water Quality B/C

Posted: January 28th, 2020, 7:54 pm
by IHateClouds
Reckless57 wrote: January 27th, 2020, 5:11 pm 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

Re: Water Quality B/C

Posted: February 2nd, 2020, 3:09 pm
by 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?

Re: Water Quality B/C

Posted: February 2nd, 2020, 3:24 pm
by IHateClouds
Reckless57 wrote: February 2nd, 2020, 3:09 pm 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

Re: Water Quality B/C

Posted: February 2nd, 2020, 6:36 pm
by Reckless57
All Correct!

Re: Water Quality B/C

Posted: February 3rd, 2020, 11:42 am
by IHateClouds
1. How does turbidity affect temperature?
2. How does temperature affect dissolved oxygen?
3. What does aragonite saturation indicate?

Re: Water Quality B/C

Posted: February 3rd, 2020, 12:28 pm
by BennyTheJett
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)

Re: Water Quality B/C

Posted: February 3rd, 2020, 4:57 pm
by IHateClouds
BennyTheJett wrote: February 3rd, 2020, 12:28 pm
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!

Re: Water Quality B/C

Posted: February 6th, 2020, 5:38 pm
by 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.

Re: Water Quality B/C

Posted: February 6th, 2020, 10:13 pm
by SilverBreeze
jimmy-bond wrote: February 6th, 2020, 5:38 pm 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?