The Ocean Zone That Covers the Continental Shelf Is the ____

question 34

Multiple Choice

The ocean zone that covers the continental shelf is the ____.

• A) bathyal zone
• B) coastal zone
• C) littoral zone
• D) benthic zone
• E) abyssal zone

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Definitions:

Polygenic

Pertaining to a trait or characteristic that is influenced by several genes rather than a single gene.

Genes

The basic physical and functional units of heredity, made up of DNA, that determine the characteristics and traits of organisms.

Genotype

The genetic constitution of an individual organism, comprising all the hereditary information.

Conception

The process of the sperm fertilizing the ovum, resulting in the formation of a zygote, the earliest developmental stage of the embryo.