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(01.03 HC) Use the figure below to review the reactants and products of photosynthesis and respiration. With respect to carbon dioxide and oxygen concentrations, what trends would you expect to see in the epipelagic vs. the mesopelagic zones? Why? (3 points) © 2016 CC-BY

The most probable number procedure for testing water is an example of a 

(03.02 HC) Scientists wanted to cultivate fish in a closed system. What features should be included to ensure a closed system? (3 points)

What is broad-spectrum antibiotic vs. a narrow-spectrum antibiotic? 

(01.04 LC) You are recording the amount of heat that water can absorb before a temperature increase. What are you measuring? (3 points)

Disinfectants are used where? 

(03.03 LC) Observe the following diagram. If the speed of the wave stays the same and the period decreases, what wave property would also decrease? (3 points) © 2016 NOAA

(02.04 LC) A blizzard can form when certain physical factors combine with the presence of moisture in the atmosphere. Which two factors combine with moisture to form a blizzard? (3 points)

Name one example of a fungus.

(01.01 LC) Up until 1938, paleontologists accepted the idea that coelacanths (an ancient fish) went extinct at the time that they last appear in the fossil record, about 80 million years ago. But in 1938, a live coelacanth was discovered off the coast of South Africa. What goal of science does this discovery represent? (3 points)