The "experimental lunch" that was left on the Alvin as it rested on the bottom revealed that deep-sea bacteria:
A) Do not exist at all.
B) May cause diseases in humans exposed to them.
C) Break down organic matter faster than in shallow water as a result of high pressure.
D) Grow slower than shallow-water species.
E) Are identical to those found in shallow water.
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Q22: Recent discoveries have shown the Challanger Expedition
Q23: Bacteria thriving around deep-sea hydrothermal vents are:
A)Photosynthethic.
B)Symbiotic.
C)Heterotrophic.
D)Parasitic.
E)Chemosynthetic.
Q24: A shrimp that occurs in large numbers
Q25: Deep sea gigantism is most common in:
A)Crustaceans.
B)Polychaetes.
C)Brittle
Q26: An unknown fish has been brought to
Q28: The most common fish in the mesopelagic
Q29: The energy source for the bacteria that
Q30: The reason for deep sea gigantism is:
A)Predation.
B)Related
Q31: The condition that creates the largest problem
Q32: The most numerous organisms on the deep
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