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jc611

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Why can seawater hold many times more carbon dioxide than either nitrogen or oxygen at saturation?
  a. Carbon dioxide is not used in photosynthesis.
  b. Carbon dioxide is used in mineral formation.
  c. Carbon dioxide combines chemically with water to form carbonic acid.
  d. Carbon dioxide is more reactive.
  e. Carbon dioxide is used by plankton for energy



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What factor accounts for the slow return of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?
  a. geological uplift
  b. burial of calcium carbonate shells and skeletons in ocean sediments
  c. increase of solubility with depth
  d. photosynthesis by surface organisms
  e. sediment dissolution



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Reply #1 on: Aug 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

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jc611

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Reply 2 on: Aug 22, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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