A Small Decrease in Seawater PH Was Shown to Have

question 45

Multiple Choice

A small decrease in seawater pH was shown to have a significant effect on ____.

• A) climate change
• B) the oceanic sink for carbon dioxide
• C) gene expression in sea urchin larvae
• D) genes expression in zooplankton
• E) carbon dioxide accumulation in the ocean

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