In simple terms, explain the effect that increased atmospheric carbon dioxide has on the ocean.

An increase in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere can cause atmospheric temperatures to increase.  Which statement explains how this could affect the ocean as a carbon sink?ResponsesLess atmospheric carbon dioxide would be available to phytoplankton.Less atmospheric carbon dioxide would be available to phytoplankton.Dissolved carbon dioxide gas in the ocean would increase because surface winds would cause a deeper circulation pattern, making more room for the gas. Dissolved carbon dioxide gas in the ocean would increase because surface winds would cause a deeper circulation pattern, making more room for the gas. Less carbon dioxide gas would be contained in the ocean because increasing precipitation would dilute the carbon entering the ocean. Less carbon dioxide gas would be contained in the ocean because increasing precipitation would dilute the carbon entering the ocean. Less carbon dioxide would be dissolved in the ocean because increasing atmospheric temperatures would cause ocean temperatures to increase.

Select all that applySelect all of the effects of increased CO2 accumulation due to human activities.Multiple select question.Ocean water becomes more acidic.Shells of mollusks and exoskeletons of corals dissolve.Ozone levels in the ocean increase and block light for photosynthesis.Harmful UV radiation from the sun reaches deeper ocean zones.

Carbon Dioxide contributes to the _ effect, and causes global warming

1. (8 pts) Take a breath and exhale. Describe how the CO2 you exhaled gets into the ocean, is used by phytoplankton to make sugars, is used by phytoplankton to make shells, and can eventually wind up on the seafloor.2. (4 pts) Consider what you learned in the Ocean Acidification Lab: An increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide is causing an increase in what ion in the world’s oceans? How is this affecting shell building organisms such as phytoplankton?

Recall the pattern of depth integrated anthropogenic carbon accumulation in the ocean.What is the main process that explains the pattern you see and what two factors will explain any feedbacks in a changing climate over the coming decades? [100 words maximum]