Tuesday, March 3, 2015

ocean acidification questions



1 when sea water absorbs carbon dioxide and turns acidic.
2 burning of fossil fuels
3 it has increased a lot in the past 100 years and should double in another 100.
 4 some animals make shells such as coral and some plankton and when the water is acidic enough it will dissolve the shells.
5 ptropods a main source of food for salmon are getting killed because of acidic conditions dissolving their shells.
6 their shells are dissolved and they die and collapse
7 a source of food (fish) will be lost
8 find an alternate fuel source

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