Between Late 1997 and Mid-2008,satellites Observed That Warmer-Than-Average Ocean Temperatures

question 84

Multiple Choice

Between late 1997 and mid-2008,satellites observed that warmer-than-average ocean temperatures led to below-average chlorophyll concentrations in the oceans.This finding suggests that continued warming of Earth's oceans could lead to a(n) ________ in net primary productivity in the oceans,and the oceans would,therefore,remove ________ carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

• A) decrease; less
• B) increase; less
• C) decrease; more
• D) increase; more

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