Multiple Choice
Transparent exopolymers
A) Are secreted by zooplankton to attract prey
B) Cause dissolved nutrients to stick together and increase nutrient uptake
C) Are secreted by phytoplankton cells
D) Arise mainly in gyre centers
Correct Answer:
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Correct Answer:
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Q18: Nitrogen<br>A) Is mainly controlled by the breakdown
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
Q24: Grazing by zooplankton<br>A) Is always the reason
Q25: Auxotrophic phytoplankton<br>A) Require only inorganic nutrients to
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