Multiple Choice
The major source of nutrients in surface waters of the open ocean is
A) mixing of subsurface with surface waters.
B) deposition from the atmosphere.
C) addition by ocean currents bringing nutrients from nearshore waters.
D) decomposition of dead organic material.
E) photosynthesis by planktonic algae.
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