Multiple Choice
Deep-water corals
A) Are made of calcite and therefore not subject to dangers of increased carbon dioxide
B) Have an organic skeleton
C) Are generally made of aragonite and are therefore endangered from increasing dissolved carbon dioxide
D) Are known to have experienced before industrialization carbon dioxide concentrations that are greater than the present day
Correct Answer:
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Correct Answer:
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Q1: In deep-sea sediments below gyres centers,<br>A) Organic
Q2: Trophic group amensalism<br>A) Is a negative effect
Q3: Bivalves and vestimentiferans living near vents<br>A) Have
Q4: Deep water coral mounds<br>A) Consist of one
Q6: Following a disturbance, the later stages of
Q7: Temperature in the deep-sea abyssal plain<br>A) Is
Q8: Muddy sediments dominated by deposit feeders<br>A) Tend
Q9: Suspension feeders do badly in mud because
Q10: The number of benthic species<br>A) Increases continuously
Q11: Particulate organic matter<br>A) Is deposited on the