ECOLOGY
ENERGY FLOW AND PRIMARY PRODUCTION
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Question
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It keeps sediment containing carbon underwater for millions of years
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The ocean gives out more carbon then it takes in (increases global warming)
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The ocean isn’t important to the carbon cycle.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The oceans play a particularly important role in the carbon cycle. Surface waters exchange gases with the atmosphere, absorbing and releasing carbon dioxide, oxygen, and other gases. Plant-like phytoplankton living in the ocean convert carbon dioxide into sugars that feed marine ecosystems.
Detailed explanation-2: -The ocean plays a critical role in carbon storage, as it holds about 50 times more carbon than the atmosphere. Two-way carbon exchange can occur quickly between the ocean’s surface waters and the atmosphere, but carbon may be stored for centuries at the deepest ocean depths.
Detailed explanation-3: -As the planet’s greatest carbon sink, the ocean absorbs excess heat and energy released from rising greenhouse gas emissions trapped in the Earth’s system.