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OpenStudy (hellokitty17):

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OpenStudy (zach298):

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OpenStudy (hellokitty17):

Global warming is slowly melting the polar ice caps and glaciers, which are made up of freshwater. Marine organisms in which of the following zones of the ocean are going to be most affected by this process? A.Organisms that live in the deep abyss of the ocean because the fresh water is more dense then the salt water and will sink to the bottom. B.Organisms that live near the surface of the ocean because the freshwater is less dense then the salt water and will rise to the surface. C.Organisms that live in the deep abyss of the ocean because the fresh water is less dense then the salt water and will rise to the surface. D.Organisms that live near the surface of the ocean because the freshwater is more dense then the salt water and will sink to the bottom.

OpenStudy (zach298):

Seawater is denser than both fresh water and pure water because the dissolved salts add mass without contributing significantly to the volume. So fresh water would tend to float on top of sea water. It is more likely than surface organisms will be affected than deep sea ones (at least initially). so, D. Organisms that live near the surface of the ocean because the freshwater is less dense andwill float on top of the sea water.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Organisms that live in the deep abyss of the ocean because the fresh water is less dense then the salt water and will rise to the surface.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (hellokitty17):

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