QUESTION 30 Why are phytoplankton which are photosynthetic necessary for survival of life on earth? O phytoplankton produce most of the atmospheric breathable oxygen O phytoplankton are the 2nd link in the food chain and does not produce oxygen phytoplankton absorb oxygen plankton in general are major swimmers QUESTION 31 Where a river of fresh water enters the salt water ocean, what will happen? the waters will immediately mix and be he same salinity the river water will sink under the salt water immediately the river water will float over the salt water and then mix at some point nothing will happen QUESTION 32 Zooplankton are in the animal kingdom and drift and float in the plant kingdom and float are attached to the bottom of the ocean all of the above

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QUESTION 30
Why are phytoplankton which are photosynthetic necessary for survival of life on earth?
O phytoplankton produce most of the atmospheric breathable oxygen
O phytoplankton are the 2nd link in the food chain and does not produce oxygen
O phytoplankton absorb oxygen
O plankton in general are major swimmers
QUESTION 31
Where a river of fresh water enters the salt water ocean, what will happen?
O the water will immediately mix and be he same salinity
() the river water will sink under the salt water immediately
O the river water will float over the salt water and then mix at some point
O nothing will happen
QUESTION 32
Zooplankton are
O in the animal kingdom and drift and float
O in the plant kingdom and float
are attached to the bottom of the ocean
all of the above
Transcribed Image Text:QUESTION 30 Why are phytoplankton which are photosynthetic necessary for survival of life on earth? O phytoplankton produce most of the atmospheric breathable oxygen O phytoplankton are the 2nd link in the food chain and does not produce oxygen O phytoplankton absorb oxygen O plankton in general are major swimmers QUESTION 31 Where a river of fresh water enters the salt water ocean, what will happen? O the water will immediately mix and be he same salinity () the river water will sink under the salt water immediately O the river water will float over the salt water and then mix at some point O nothing will happen QUESTION 32 Zooplankton are O in the animal kingdom and drift and float O in the plant kingdom and float are attached to the bottom of the ocean all of the above
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