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    Oyster DBQ

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    The document summarizes a study investigating the effects of ocean acidification on native oyster populations along the northwest coast of North America. The study raised juvenile oysters and gastropods in conditions with normal and high CO2 concentrations to see how acidified seawater affects their shells. It found that oysters raised in high CO2 conditions developed thinner shells that were more easily drilled by gastropods. Additionally, drilled oysters from high CO2 conditions tended to be smaller than those from normal conditions. The drilling success of gastropods appeared unaffected by the water's CO2 concentration, indicating their radula is not made of calcium carbonate. Overall, the study shows

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    The document summarizes a study investigating the effects of ocean acidification on native oyster populations along the northwest coast of North America. The study raised juvenile oysters and gastropods in conditions with normal and high CO2 concentrations to see how acidified seawater affects their shells. It found that oysters raised in high CO2 conditions developed thinner shells that were more easily drilled by gastropods. Additionally, drilled oysters from high CO2 conditions tended to be smaller than those from normal conditions. The drilling success of gastropods appeared unaffected by the water's CO2 concentration, indicating their radula is not made of calcium carbonate. Overall, the study shows

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    The document summarizes a study investigating the effects of ocean acidification on native oyster populations along the northwest coast of North America. The study raised juvenile oysters and gastropods in conditions with normal and high CO2 concentrations to see how acidified seawater affects their shells. It found that oysters raised in high CO2 conditions developed thinner shells that were more easily drilled by gastropods. Additionally, drilled oysters from high CO2 conditions tended to be smaller than those from normal conditions. The drilling success of gastropods appeared unaffected by the water's CO2 concentration, indicating their radula is not made of calcium carbonate. Overall, the study shows

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    The document summarizes a study investigating the effects of ocean acidification on native oyster populations along the northwest coast of North America. The study raised juvenile oysters and gastropods in conditions with normal and high CO2 concentrations to see how acidified seawater affects their shells. It found that oysters raised in high CO2 conditions developed thinner shells that were more easily drilled by gastropods. Additionally, drilled oysters from high CO2 conditions tended to be smaller than those from normal conditions. The drilling success of gastropods appeared unaffected by the water's CO2 concentration, indicating their radula is not made of calcium carbonate. Overall, the study shows

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    G12 Biology SL Mock Exam Review

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    Native oyster populations are decreasing where rivers meet the ocean along the northwest coast of North America.
    These oyster populations are being attacked by a gastropod.

    It is known that oysters and gastropods have hard parts composed of calcium carbonate and that ocean acidification is
    increasing. Studies were carried out using juvenile oysters and gastropods to investigate the effects of acidification on
    the decrease in the population of oysters.
    The first step was to raise oysters in two different mesocosms. One had seawater at a normal concentration of CO 2 and
    the other had sea water with a high concentration of CO 2. Gastropods were raised in two further mesocosms with
    normal and high CO2 concentrations respectively.
    (a) Outline how acidified sea water could affect the shells of the oyster. [1]

    A juvenile gastropod will attack a juvenile oyster by using its tongue-like structure (radula) to drill a hole through the
    oyster shell. Once the hole has been drilled, the gastropod sucks out the soft flesh. Researchers investigated the shell
    thickness at the site of the drill hole in relation to the size of the oyster. The results are seen in this graph.
    G12 Biology SL Mock Exam Review

    (b) Outline the trends shown in the data in the graph. [2]

    Equal numbers of oysters raised in seawater with a normal CO 2 concentration and in seawater with a high CO 2
    concentration were then presented together to the gastropod predators in seawater with a normal CO 2 concentration.
    The same numbers of oysters from the two groups were also presented together to the gastropods in seawater with a
    high CO2 concentration. The bar charts show how many of the oysters were drilled by the gastropods and the mean
    size of drilled oysters.
    G12 Biology SL Mock Exam Review

    (c) Estimate how much smaller drilled oysters raised in seawater at a high CO 2 concentration were than drilled
    oysters raised in seawater at a normal CO2 concentration. [1]

    (d) Deduce from the data in the bar charts which factors were and were not correlated significantly with the
    number of oysters drilled by the gastropods. [2]

    (e) Suggest reasons for the differences in the numbers of oysters drilled, as shown in the bar charts. [2]

    (f) The radula in a gastropod is hard but not made of calcium carbonate. Outline how this statement is supported by
    the drilling success of the gastropods in seawater with normal or high CO 2 concentrations. [2]

    (g) Using all the data, evaluate how CO2 concentrations affect the development of oysters and their predation by
    gastropods. [2]

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