The Dangers of Ocean Acidification
A: List the major ideas, concepts or key points- point by point
The industrial revolution in the 1800s has increased carbon dioxide levels. Due to the excessive amounts of carbon dioxide being released, about 40% of it is being stuck up in the atmosphere and the rest is being sucked up by the ocean and land plants. The ocean is becoming more acidic due to the fact that phytoplankton are absorbing the carbon dioxide. The acidification is having a big affect on the ocean species because some of the species have shells that provide shelter and protection from other predators. With the ocean being so acidic, it dissolves the shells and putting species in danger. Coral reefs are also being affected and are also deteriorating due the low pH level the ocean. Many sea creatures depend on these for protection and they also provide a home as well.
C: Write a reaction paragraph to the article stating your own thoughts on the topic, using specific citations from the article to support your views
I believe that this situation is just a horrible thing. We are ruining these ecosystems and cause the death of species. Ecosystems and species are going to soon go extinct because of human actions that shouldn't be done anymore. Coral reefs are said to be extinct and phytoplankton are supposed to run into the same situation. If phytoplankton go extinct then this is going to be a problem for humans because we depend on them to absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen like land plants do. these phytoplankton are absorbing as much as they can and carbon dioxide is STILL being stored in the atmosphere because we are producing a lot of it! If phytoplankton are not there to absorb it and release oxygen then we probably has to where masks in order to survive from all the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
- A large fraction of the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere ends up in the ocean.
- 40% of carbon dioxide from fossil fuels are in the atmosphere.
- Most of carbon dioxide comes from the burning of fossil fuels.
- Ocean has absorbed fully half of fossil carbon released to the atmosphere since the Industrial Revolution.
- Larger shifts will be done in the future due to scientific research and will impact the surface but later will impact the full depth of the ocean.
- Cold ocean water will suffer first from ocean acidification.
- Carbon Dioxide rates have been higher than they are now in the last, those rates rose over millions of years not in a lifetime.
- The decline in pH thus threatens a variety of organisms including corals, which provide one of the richest habitats on earth.
The industrial revolution in the 1800s has increased carbon dioxide levels. Due to the excessive amounts of carbon dioxide being released, about 40% of it is being stuck up in the atmosphere and the rest is being sucked up by the ocean and land plants. The ocean is becoming more acidic due to the fact that phytoplankton are absorbing the carbon dioxide. The acidification is having a big affect on the ocean species because some of the species have shells that provide shelter and protection from other predators. With the ocean being so acidic, it dissolves the shells and putting species in danger. Coral reefs are also being affected and are also deteriorating due the low pH level the ocean. Many sea creatures depend on these for protection and they also provide a home as well.
C: Write a reaction paragraph to the article stating your own thoughts on the topic, using specific citations from the article to support your views
I believe that this situation is just a horrible thing. We are ruining these ecosystems and cause the death of species. Ecosystems and species are going to soon go extinct because of human actions that shouldn't be done anymore. Coral reefs are said to be extinct and phytoplankton are supposed to run into the same situation. If phytoplankton go extinct then this is going to be a problem for humans because we depend on them to absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen like land plants do. these phytoplankton are absorbing as much as they can and carbon dioxide is STILL being stored in the atmosphere because we are producing a lot of it! If phytoplankton are not there to absorb it and release oxygen then we probably has to where masks in order to survive from all the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.