Global warming threatens coral reefs because
A) warm temperatures prevent corals from hunting for food.
B) the bacteria that cause coral bleaching thrive when temperatures are warm.
C) corals eject the dinoflagellates that live within their tissues when seawater temperatures are too high.
D) warm temperatures cause the shells of corals to dissolve.
C
You might also like to view...
How did William Smith produce a complete picture of the layers in a deep section of local rocks when the layer was not actually exposed in any one place?
A) He made inferences based upon his observations and knowledge of a complete section of exposed rock 150 km away. B) He utilized the chemical compositions of rocks that were brought up by a well-driller's core sampler. C) He drew correlations between different parts of the deep section that were exposed in nearby locations. D) He applied his knowledge of the past history of the local geology and matched up the fossils.
Large plates of ice in the ocean attached to land along at least one side are known as ice plateaus
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Mudflows are particularly common in climates that are:a
humid and warm. b. temperate. c. arid to semiarid d. cool. e. very rainy
Thousands of lost shoes in the Pacific helped oceanographers refine circulation models
Indicate whether the statement is true or false