In areas of the continental shelf where bottom currents are weak, the environment is considered to be
A) harsh.
B) always changing.
C) generally stable.
D) cyclically fluctuating.
E) low in species diversity.
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Q7: Food for the continental shelf benthic community
Q8: In soft-bottom communities deposit feeders dominate
A) where
Q9: The average width of the continental shelves
Q10: Even though coastal areas comprise only 10%
Q11: The interaction of suspension and deposit feeders
Q13: Coarse sediment bottoms primarily support
A) infauna.
B) interstitial
Q14: All the following utilize detritus for food
Q15: Burrowing deposit feeders favor _ bottoms.
A) muddy
B)
Q16: Patchiness of the soft-bottom benthos is a
Q17: The benthic areas of continental shelf regions
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