Where Would You Find an Estuary

question 32

Multiple Choice

Where would you find an estuary?

• A)In a marine reserve,where fishing has been banned
• B)Near a deep- sea vent,where sulfur provides chemical energy for organisms at the bottom of a marine food web
• C)In an area of high primary production within the pelagic zone
• D)Where a river flows into an ocean

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Definitions:

Absorbed

The process by which substances are taken into a more condensed form or into a different medium, such as liquids being taken up by solids.

Small Molecules

Chemical substances that are not very large, typically having a low molecular weight, and often used in pharmacology and biochemistry.

Calcium

A mineral essential for human life, involved in bone formation, muscle contraction, and many other physiological processes.

Phosphorus

A chemical element that plays a vital role in biological molecules like DNA and ATP.