Particulate organic matter
A) Is deposited on the deep-sea floor in a very irregular way, causing patchiness in food supply
B) Reaches the deep-sea floor but is always too refractory to be of importance to the benthos
C) Never reaches the deep-sea floor
D) Arrives on the deep-sea floor continuously through the year as a drizzle of food supply for the deep-sea benthos

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Particulate organic matter is deposited irregularly on the deep-sea floor, leading to patchiness in food supply for benthic organisms.

Particulate Organic Matter