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Primary production is most closely synonymous with:
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d. photosynthesis
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Coral reefs are concentrated:
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c. in shallow tropical waters of western sides of oceans
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Depletion of atmospheric ozone is mostly related to:
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d.(CFC)chlorofluorocarbon pollution
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The skeletal material of coral reefs is composed of:
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b. calcium carbonate
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Zooxanthellae are:
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c.symbiotic algae that live within coral polyps
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The highest rates of production in the waters of Antartica occur:
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d. during the Dec-Feb period
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Much research in the Artic polar ocean presently focuses on:
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b. thermohaline circulation
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Coral bleaching seems to be associated with:
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a. pollution
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The thermocline contributes to low rates of productivity in:
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b. most open tropical oceans
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One would expect to find the greatest biodiversity in/on:
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b. Indo-Pacific coral reef
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In general, the two most important nutrients in limiting primary production are:
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d. nitrate and phosphate
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A large crustacean zooplankton important in Antartic foods webs:
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a. krill
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