Deep water coral mounds
A) Consist of one dominant coral species with very few associated animal species
B) Are very diverse and support a large diverse biota of invertebrates
C) Are known to exist intact for millions of years at a time in any one place
D) Are never found at depths shallower than 200 m
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Q9: In deep-sea sediments below gyres centers,
A) Organic
Q10: Bacteria living in the deep sea
A) Are
Q11: Temperature in the deep-sea abyssal plain
A) Is
Q12: Seamounts
A) Are never found near continental margins
B)
Q13: The number of benthic species
A) Increases continuously
Q15: Deep-water corals
A) Are made of calcite and
Q16: Cold seeps
A) Are found in the same
Q17: The high biomass adjacent to hot vents
Q18: Vestimentiferans can live without a gut because
A)
Q19: Bivalves and vestimentiferans living near vents
A) Have
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