The Zone Where Most Biological Productivity of the Ocean Occurs

question 12

Multiple Choice

The zone where most biological productivity of the ocean occurs is called:

• A) euphotic zone.
• B) aphotic zone.
• C) hyperphotic zone.
• D) disphotic zone.

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Definitions:

RNA

Ribonucleic acid, a nucleic acid present in all living cells that plays a critical role in coding, decoding, regulation, and expression of genes.

Frameshift Mutations

Genetic mutations caused by insertions or deletions of a number of nucleotides in a DNA sequence that is not divisible by three, leading to a disruption of the reading frame during protein synthesis.

Base Pairs

Pairs of nucleotides that form the building blocks of the DNA double helix, with adenine pairing with thymine, and cytosine pairing with guanine.

Insertion

The attachment site of a muscle tendon to the bone that moves when the muscle contracts.