Question

Ocean ecosystems are sensitive to chemical composition of water. Any excess compounds can upset the balance and cause damage to organisms. How can reducing the consumption of fossil fuels help protect ocean ecosystems? SELECT TWO ANSWERS. (1 point)
Responses

It limits oil spills, reducing the destruction of marine habitats and the poisoning of aquatic organisms.
It limits oil spills, reducing the destruction of marine habitats and the poisoning of aquatic organisms.

It stops the buildup of plastics in the ocean, preventing harm to marine animals that ingest or get entangled in them.
It stops the buildup of plastics in the ocean, preventing harm to marine animals that ingest or get entangled in them.

It decreases the release of carbon dioxide, preventing rising sea temperatures that disrupt marine food webs and coral reefs.
It decreases the release of carbon dioxide, preventing rising sea temperatures that disrupt marine food webs and coral reefs.

It prevents the introduction of excess nutrients into the ocean, which reduces harmful algal blooms that disrupt ecosystems.
It prevents the introduction of excess nutrients into the ocean, which reduces harmful algal blooms that disrupt ecosystems.

It decreases the release of carbon dioxide, which lowers ocean acidification and helps protect marine organisms with calcium carbonate shells.

Answer 1

- It limits oil spills, reducing the destruction of marine habitats and the poisoning of aquatic organisms.
- It decreases the release of carbon dioxide, which lowers ocean acidification and helps protect marine organisms with calcium carbonate shells.

These reduce direct contamination from petroleum and lessen CO2-driven chemical changes (acidification) that harm shell-forming and other marine species.