Multiple Choice
Hot vents, while having a very distinctive trophic environment,
A) Consist of localized patches of very low diversity, usually less than 20 species
B) Have not been assayed for biodiversity
C) Comprise the most diverse of all marine environments, including coral reefs
D) Consist of several hundred specialized species
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Q11: Particulate organic matter<br>A) Is deposited on the
Q12: Cold seeps<br>A) Are found in the same
Q13: In polar regions a unique supply of
Q14: Vestimentiferans can live without a gut because<br>A)
Q15: Which of the following statements about hot-vent
Q16: Until the 1950s deep-sea sampling was hampered
Q17: Patchiness on the seabed is caused by<br>A)
Q18: Seamounts<br>A) Are never found near continental margins<br>B)
Q19: The high biomass adjacent to hot vents
Q20: Bacteria living in the deep sea<br>A) Are