Question

The nutrients from the Mississippi River system trigger algal blooms in the surface water warmed by the increasingly strong sunlight during spring and remains intense into summer. The dead algae then sink, settle to the ocean bottom, and decompose. The decomposition process results in the _______ of dissolved oxygen in the deeper ocean water.

Answer 1

The decomposition process results in the decrease of dissolved oxygen in the deeper ocean water.

Step-by-step explanation:

The nutrients from the Mississippi River system triggers blooming of algal in the surface water by increasing strong sunlight during spring and remain intense into summer.

The dead algal sinks and settles to the bottom of ocean, and decomposes later. The decomposition process results in the decrease of dissolved oxygen in the deeper ocean water.