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A high concentration of which substance is indicated by a green coloration of estuarine water? A. oxygen B. salt C. silt D. chlorophyll
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A high concentration of which substance is indicated by a green coloration of estuarine water?

A.
oxygen
B.
salt
C.
silt
D.
chlorophyll

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the answer is d, chlorophyll
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The most important light-absorbing substance in the oceans is chlorophyll, which phytoplankton use to produce carbon by photosynthesis. Due to this green pigment - chlorophyll - phytoplankton preferentially absorb the red and blue portions of the light spectrum (for photosynthesis) and reflect green light.

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