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Threatening Ocean Life Inside and Out Scientific American—August 2010
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Threatening Ocean Life Inside and Out
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Threatening Ocean Life Inside and Out Scientific American—August 2010
1. Describe the other carbon dioxide problem. _________________________________________________________________________________
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2. This article was written in August 2010, what was the carbon dioxide level of the atmosphere then? What is it now? (properly cite your source for the current information)
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3. Describe a common food chain that exists in the ocean. _________________________________________________________________________________
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4. What are two ways ocean life can regulate internal pH?
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5. Give two examples of how a more acidic ocean affect the early stages of marine organisms' development.
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6. Give two examples of how a more acidic ocean affects the adult stages of marine organisms. _________________________________________________________________________________
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7. Do you think that it is possible for the human species to reduce carbon dioxide emissions over the next 20 years? _________________________________________________________________________________
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