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What is the biological pump?
 
  a) Osmosis pushes nutrients across cell membranes, allowing the nutrients to get from the bloodstream to where they are needed by the cells.
  b) Photosynthetic organisms take in carbon dioxide and give off oxygen.
  c) Photosynthetic organisms use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to create energy.
  d) The removal of nitrogen from the water by biologic productivity
  e) The removal of organic matter and nutrients from surface water to deep water through the sinking of dead surface-dwelling organisms

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What are the two primary factors that control biologic productivity in the surface oceans?
 
  a) Sunlight and temperature
  b) Temperature and sunlight
  c) Temperature and nutrients
  d) Sunlight and nutrients
  e) Sunlight and oxygen


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

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Answer to Question 2

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