1. Dimethyl sulfide is produced by a. marine plants b. volcanoes c. marine anima

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1. Dimethyl sulfide is produced by

a. marine plants

b. volcanoes

c. marine animals

d. decomposing plant and animal matter

e. fossil fuels

2. A storm tide is due to the

a. low atmospheric pressure at a storm's center

b. strong offshore winds

c. strong winds creating a surface flow toward the shore

d. all of these are correct

e. only a and c are correct

3. A zone of surface convergence is an area of and biological productivity

a. upwelling, high

b. upwelling, low

c. downwelling, high

d. downwelling, low

e. no vertical motion, average

Explanation / Answer

1) a. marine plants

Dimethyl sulfide is produced primarily by microbial metabolism

2) e. only a and c are correct

3)d. downwelling, low

When surface waters converge downwelling occurs,  regions of downwelling have low productivity

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