Sediments produced by plants and animals in the sea called:
A)cosmogenous.
B)biogenous.
C)hydrogenous.
D)terriginous.
E)volcagenic.

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Biogenous sediments are produced by plants and animals in the ocean, such as shells and skeletons of microscopic organisms, and are a major component of deep-sea sediments. Cosmogenous sediments come from outer space, hydrogenous sediments form from chemical reactions in seawater, terrigenous sediments come from land sources, and volcanogenic sediments come from volcanic eruptions.

Sediments Produced by Plants and Animals in the Sea Called