As more CO2 is released into the atmosphere, which of the following would you predict may happen to S. yellowstonensis diatoms in Yellowstone Lake?

a. Their shells would get thicker
b. There would be no effect because CO2 does not dissolve into water
c. Photosynthesis would decrease
d. They would grow more spines
e. They would revert back to S. niagarae


Answer: a. Their shells would get thicker

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