MAST200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Photic Zone, Redfield Ratio, Cellular Respiration

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H2o + co2 + nutrients > ch2o + o2. Water + carbon dioxide + nitrate no3, phosphate po4, iron, silica > organic matter + oxygen. Cellular respiration: cell food + oxygen > cell energy + carbon dioxide. Cellular respiration is the life sustaining process for all life forms. Plant and animal cells use cell food - a simple carbohydrate molecule. To make cell energy (atp) plus a waste product of carbon dioxide. Photosynthetic organisms convert inorganic c of co2 into the organic c of c6h12o6. Primary productivity is the total amount of carbon (c) converted by photosynthetic organisms into organic material per square meter of sea surface per year (gm c / m2 / year) Net primary productivity is the amount of carbon fixed by photosynthesis that remains after the respiration demands of the photosynthetic organism are met. Factors limiting photosynthesis and primary production in ocean; average depth: 4 km.

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