During the Inventory of Bacterial Genes Present in the Sargasso

question 13

Multiple Choice

During the inventory of bacterial genes present in the Sargasso Sea, a deep isolated area in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, a research team concluded that at least 1,800 bacterial species were present. Based on what you might predict about the habitat structure of such an area, what kind of bacterial diversity would you expect to see in tropical coral reef waters?

• A) slightly greater genetic diversity
• B) slightly smaller genetic diversity
• C) markedly smaller genetic diversity
• D) markedly greater genetic diversity

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