A Decline in Phytoplankton Could Affect the Climate of Earth

question 9

Multiple Choice

A decline in phytoplankton could affect the climate of Earth by altering the ________ cycle by moving less ________ from the atmosphere into phytoplankton tissues.Since ________ is a greenhouse gas,more of it in the atmosphere could contribute to global warming.

• A) carbon; carbon dioxide; carbon dioxide
• B) phosphorous; phosphorous; phosphorous
• C) hydrologic; water; water
• D) oxygen; oxygen; oxygen

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