MATCHING Matching.Choose the One Most Appropriate Answer for Each

question 48

Essay

MATCHING
Matching.Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.
a.northern coniferous forest
b.increases oceanic productivity
c.mosaics of tall, coarse grasses, shrubs, and low trees; even, humid forests; high rainfall
d.stratified on rocky coasts
e.includes sediments and rocks on the ocean bottom
f.stratified communities with vines, orchids, and monkeys, and nutrient-poor soil
g.chemoautotrophs are the primary producers
h.dwarf willows, mosses, lichens, caribou, and permafrost
i.nurseries of the oceans
j.a large region characterized by its large array of dominant primary producers
-benthic province

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