Based on your knowledge of the distribution of CO2 in the marine environment and the pattern of pressure with depth, explain why calcium carbonate deposits of coccolithophores and foraminiferans are not found below 5000 m

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Both the concentration of CO2 and the water pressure increase with increasing depth. Since CO2 combines with water to form carbonic acid, the pH of the water decreases with depth, which results in the dissolution of calcium carbonate shells. In addition, calcium carbonate is sensitive to increases in pressure.

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