Multiple Choice
Auxotrophic phytoplankton
A) Require only inorganic nutrients to grow
B) Depend upon dissolved organic matter alone for nutrient uptake
C) Probably can grow only in the presence of other living organisms in the water column
D) Appear very early in the spring phytoplankton bloom
Correct Answer:
Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
Q19: Benthic-planktonic coupling<br>A) Occurs only in the deep
Q20: Nitrogen<br>A) Tends to exchange less rapidly than
Q21: Nuisance blooms<br>A) Have become more frequent in
Q22: The Spring diatom increase<br>A) Reaches its peak
Q23: Transparent exopolymers<br>A) Are secreted by zooplankton to
Q24: Grazing by zooplankton<br>A) Is always the reason
Q26: Phytoplankton living in offshore low nutrient conditions<br>A)
Q27: Nitrogen is usually taken up the fastest
Q28: Iron is often limiting<br>A) At the heads
Q29: The classic Sverdrup model of the initiation