Ocean Acidification refers to when the pH of the ocean is reduced over a long period of time, which is primarily due to the extensive amounts of Carbon Dioxide in the air which reacts with the water in the sea. This problem is affecting the world’s oceans, and severely impacts those that rely on the sea animals in the ocean.
Relation to the Digestive System:
Oceans are not naturally acidic, but are slightly basic due to them having a pH of 8.06. Through excessive human pollution, such as driving cars, flying, expelling gases through factories and more, we are polluting our environment with carbon dioxide and other harmful gases. The oceans react to the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and forms carbonic acid, which releases hydrogen ions, therefore reducing the pH. This change affects the organisms - such as crabs - who have shells and other exoskeletal body parts made of calcium carbonate and diffuses them, it also affects the internal organs. …show more content…
When calcium carbonate passes through the digestive system it creates more feces, but without such traits in the food we eat, our digestive tracts will not be able to digest what we eat, therefore causing many digestion problems.
SubTopics:
C Climate Change expels harmful gases into the air and increases the overall temperature of the earth
H Habitat Destruction changes the biodiversity of the organisms around humans
I Invasive Species involves exporting and importing foreign species that could clash with the native species
P Pollution is the introduction of harmful substances into the environment
P Population of the human species is increasing, which is causing other organisms to die off
O Overexploitation is when humans are using too many of the earth's resources
PRIMATES
Relation to the Digestive System:
Oceans are not naturally acidic, but are slightly basic due to them having a pH of 8.06. Through excessive human pollution, such as driving cars, flying, expelling gases through factories and more, we are polluting our environment with carbon dioxide and other harmful gases. The oceans react to the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and forms carbonic acid, which releases hydrogen ions, therefore reducing the pH. This change affects the organisms - such as crabs - who have shells and other exoskeletal body parts made of calcium carbonate and diffuses them, it also affects the internal organs. …show more content…
When calcium carbonate passes through the digestive system it creates more feces, but without such traits in the food we eat, our digestive tracts will not be able to digest what we eat, therefore causing many digestion problems.
SubTopics:
C Climate Change expels harmful gases into the air and increases the overall temperature of the earth
H Habitat Destruction changes the biodiversity of the organisms around humans
I Invasive Species involves exporting and importing foreign species that could clash with the native species
P Pollution is the introduction of harmful substances into the environment
P Population of the human species is increasing, which is causing other organisms to die off
O Overexploitation is when humans are using too many of the earth's resources
PRIMATES