Multiple Choice
A phytoplankton bloom will begin to increase if the mixing depth
A) Is greater than the critical depth
B) Is equal to the critical depth
C) Is less than the critical depth
D) Is less than the compensation depth
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Q4: At the compensation depth<br>A) Phytoplankton oxygen production
Q5: In the tropical gyre centers<br>A) Nitrogen often
Q6: Phytoplankton species that appear early in succession
Q7: In phytoplankton in offshore waters<br>A) We would
Q8: Plankton may be concentrated<br>A) At the thermocline<br>B)
Q10: The presence of a microbial loop is
Q11: In turbid nearshore ocean waters<br>A) Light penetration
Q12: In the water column<br>A) Bacteria consume far
Q13: For phytoplankton,<br>A) Light is captured by chlorophyll
Q14: In the sea the nitrogen:phosphorus ratio<br>A) Varies