Which process can be described as "The cellular process by which molecules are oxidized, releasing energy and liberating carbon dioxide as a waste product".
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Card 7
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What happens to MOST of the biologically produced particulate matter that is produced in the upper, sunlit part of the ocean?
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Card 8
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In what situation does the rate of production of marine aggregates generally exceed the rate of disaggregation and/or consumption, leading to the occurrence of aggregates at the sea bed?
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Card 9
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Why is iron fertilisation a topic of great current interest?
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Card 10
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If the oceans are in steady state the net input from rivers is balanced by material preserved in sediments. If the annual input of phosphate from rivers is 18.75 *109 mol yr-1, what amount of phosphate must be preserved in the sediments every year?
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using the stoichiometric equation for respiration. In samples taken at different depths from below the euphotic zone, nitrate concentrations increase by 9.6M. Over the same depth, by how much would you predict the phosphate concentration to change ?
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Card 12
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Where would you expect to find the highest concentration of nitrate in bottom waters?
