Nitrogen
A) Is mainly controlled by the breakdown of organic particles
B) Is mainly controlled in the ocean by different types of bacteria
C) Rarely limits phytoplankton growth
D) Is decreasing in estuaries in recent decades
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Q9: In turbid nearshore ocean waters
A) Light penetration
Q10: Grazing by zooplankton
A) Is always the reason
Q11: Marine snow
A) Forms only in Antarctic waters
B)
Q12: Auxotrophic phytoplankton
A) Require only inorganic nutrients to
Q13: Nitrogen is usually taken up the fastest
Q15: Nitrogen
A) Tends to exchange less rapidly than
Q16: In contrast to phosphorous, nitrogen
A) Is only
Q17: In the tropical gyre centers
A) Nitrogen often
Q18: In the sea the nitrogen:phosphorus ratio
A) Varies
Q19: In the water column
A) Bacteria consume far
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