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Question

Mass extinctions are driven by changes in the _____ and _____ are changing the environment One common factor of the five mass extinctions is _____ The gulf oil spill represents about _____ of what we us every day in the U.S. Between a 1/3 and 1/2 of _____ gets absorbed into the ocean and makes the ocean _____ What does an acidic ocean do to marine organisms made out of calcium carbonate? _____ is more potent as a greenhouse gas than CO_2 _____ causes more greenhouse gases than all emissions from the entire transportation sector Plankton produce _____ % of our oxygen We may have loss _____ of plankton production in the last _____ years The majority of methane stores have been stored in _____ over millions of years A few notes on the Permian extinction Arctic ice is melting and methane that is locked away is starting to come out "_____" Climate Change is unstoppable When the oceans stop function life everywhere fails. How many Boiji dolphins are left? _____

Explanation / Answer

1) ocean and volcanic eruptions.

2) changes in atmospheric and in ocean chemistry.

3) 210 million gallon.

4) oil spill, dirty

5) it will react with CaCO3 and produce more CO2 gas.

6) water vapors

7) water evaporation

8) 50 % oxygen.

9) 70 % , 25 years.

10) Deep sea.

11) Volcanic activity, Decrease oxygen levels in deep ocean, Changes in atmospheric chemistry, Changes in oceanic chemistry and circulation.

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