Temperature in the deep-sea abyssal plain
A) Is the coldest on earth
B) Is seasonally and spatially very stable
C) Has about the same annual range as coastal midlatitude shelf waters
D) Is stable at about 15 degrees C
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Q6: Particulate organic matter
A) Is deposited on the
Q7: Following a disturbance, the later stages of
Q8: Until the 1950s deep-sea sampling was hampered
Q9: In deep-sea sediments below gyres centers,
A) Organic
Q10: Bacteria living in the deep sea
A) Are
Q12: Seamounts
A) Are never found near continental margins
B)
Q13: The number of benthic species
A) Increases continuously
Q14: Deep water coral mounds
A) Consist of one
Q15: Deep-water corals
A) Are made of calcite and
Q16: Cold seeps
A) Are found in the same
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