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... oxygen at the other . The bonding between the H atoms and the oxygen is via shared electrons , each H sharing its single electron with the oxygen . In this manner , oxygen receives the two electrons needed to complete its outer electron ...
... oxygen at the other . The bonding between the H atoms and the oxygen is via shared electrons , each H sharing its single electron with the oxygen . In this manner , oxygen receives the two electrons needed to complete its outer electron ...
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... oxygen . In this bottle , then , the original oxygen content will decrease as the respiring plants and animals use up the dissolved oxygen . In the light bottle , on the other hand , photosynthesis continues in excess of respiration and ...
... oxygen . In this bottle , then , the original oxygen content will decrease as the respiring plants and animals use up the dissolved oxygen . In the light bottle , on the other hand , photosynthesis continues in excess of respiration and ...
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... oxygen - rich cold water then sinks and flows north or south to make up the deep water of the world's oceans . Since it no longer gains oxygen after sinking , the reason that these deep masses are not depleted of oxygen from respiration ...
... oxygen - rich cold water then sinks and flows north or south to make up the deep water of the world's oceans . Since it no longer gains oxygen after sinking , the reason that these deep masses are not depleted of oxygen from respiration ...
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abundant adaptations algae algal amount amphipods anemones areas Atlantic bacteria barnacles benthic biology body bottom burrow carnivores changes Cnidaria communities competition copepods coral reef crabs crustaceans deep sea density deposit feeders depth desiccation detritus diatoms dinoflagellates dominant ecology ecosystems eggs epipelagic estuary fauna feeding Figure fishes fresh water grazing hence herbivores increased invertebrates kelp kelp beds large numbers larvae layers levels light living low tide major marine mammals marsh mesopelagic migrate mollusks Mytilus nekton number of species numbers nutrients occur ocean oxygen Pacific coast particles patterns pelagic percent Photo courtesy photophores photosynthesis physical factors phytoplankton plankton plants Plate polychaete population predators primary productivity reduced result rocky shores salinity salt sand beaches sea grass sea urchins sea water sediment shallow water squids substrate surface waters suspension feeders temperate temperature terrestrial thermocline tropical tuna upper various vertical water column water mass wave action whales zonation zone zooplankton zooxanthellae