Review Questions for "Dissolved Oxygen Background Information"

Try answering the following review questions. If you have trouble, all the answers can be found by re-reading the previous section.

  1. State the amount of oxygen in air compared to the amount dissolved in water.

  2. What five natural processes increase dissolved oxygen levels?

  3. What six natural processes decrease dissolved oxygen levels?

  4. What are the chemical formulae for oxygen and carbon dioxide molecules?

  5. What three natural processes cause the cycling of oxygen and carbon dioxide?



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