Unit3Underthesea课时作业Ⅰ
阅读理解(2019·北京高考)Bytheendofthecentury,ifnotsooner,theworld'soceanswillbebluerandgreenerthankstoawarmingclimate,accordingtoanewstudy
Attheheartofthephenomenonlietinymarinemicroorganisms(海洋微生物)calledphytoplankton
Becauseofthewaylightreflectsofftheorganisms,thesephytoplanktoncreatecolourfulpatternsattheoceansurface
Oceancolourvariesfromgreentoblue,dependingonthetypeandconcentrationofphytoplankton
Climatechangewillfuelthegrowthofphytoplanktoninsomeareas,whilereducingitinotherspots,leadingtochangesintheocean'sappearance
Phytoplanktonliveattheoceansurface,wheretheypullcarbondioxide(二氧化碳)intotheoceanwhilegivingoffoxygen
Whentheseorganismsdie,theyburycarboninthedeepocean,animportantprocessthathelpstoregulatetheglobalclimate
Butphytoplanktonarevulnerabletotheocean'