The Number of Benthic Species

question 10

Multiple Choice

The number of benthic species

• A) Increases continuously from the continental shelf coral reefs to the abyssal plain
• B) Increases continuously from the continental shelf soft sediments to those of the abyssal plain
• C) Decreases from continental shelf muddy sediments to the continental slope, then increases again
• D) Increases from shelf muds to the depths of the continental rise, then decreases toward the abyssal plain

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