GEOG 3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Hydrosphere, Solution, Supersaturation
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Nacl (sodium chloride) is the most abundant compound in seawater. Epsom salt gives sea water its bitter taste (mgso4, mgcl2) Limiting factors = factors that limit growth to organisms. Water column = unde ned volume of water from surface to depth. Biogeochemical cycles: the exchanging and cycling of matter through biological, geological, and chemical processes. Red eld ratio - proportions of c:n:p in seawater. Ecological stoichiometry: a branch of science that examines and interprets the ratios of elements in ecosystems. Substances are matter that has a de nite or constant composition and that exhibits distinctive properties. Elements are substances comprised of atoms of a single type that cannot be divided into other substances. -compounds are substances made up of the atoms of two or more elements that are chemically united in constant proportions. - molecules, substances composed of two or more atoms.
