Deep-Water Corals

question 5

Multiple Choice

Deep-water corals

• A) Are made of calcite and therefore not subject to dangers of increased carbon dioxide
• B) Have an organic skeleton
• C) Are generally made of aragonite and are therefore endangered from increasing dissolved carbon dioxide
• D) Are known to have experienced before industrialization carbon dioxide concentrations that are greater than the present day

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