In the photic zone, the dissolved oxygen concentration is typically ____ that in the dark waters below the photic zone.

The processing of carbohydrates in cells for the release of energy and CO2 is known as ____.

The term for the total concentration of salts in seawater is ____.

The concentration of carbon dioxide in water typically ____ with the amount of time the water has been out of contact with the ocean surface layer.

Water is known as the universal solvent because ____.

The specific heat of ice is half that of liquid water.  Therefore, if 1 calorie of heat is required to raise the temperature of 1 g of liquid water by 1° C (1 degree Celsius) how much heat is required to raise the temperature of 1 g of ice by 1° C?

In a discussion of seawater, “salt” refers to ____.

Refer to Table 8-4. Consider the data above (in billions of dollars) for an economy: Gross domestic product (in billions of dollars) for this economy equals  Table 8-4  Consumption expenditures $800 Investment expenditures   300 Government purchases   300 Government transfer payments   400 Exports   300 Imports   100

The GDP deflator is a measure of the  

Refer to Table 8-15. Consider the following data on nominal GDP and real GDP (values are in billions of dollars): The GDP deflator for 2023 equals Table 8-15  Year Nominal GDP Real GDP           2022 $13,399 $12,976           2023   14,078   13,254           2024   14,441   13,312