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Ocean water appears cyan because microbes in the water preferentially absorb what color of light?

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Ocean water appears cyan because microbes in the water preferentially absorb what color of light?

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red

Ocean water appears cyan because the microbes in the water preferentially absorb red light. What color does a red lobster appear on the ocean floor? How about a white shirt with blue stripes?.

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