With Respect to Productivity,why Are Aquatic Biomes More Influenced by Terrestrial

question 86

Multiple Choice

With respect to productivity,why are aquatic biomes more influenced by terrestrial biomes than vice versa?

• A) Terrestrial biomes cover more of Earth's surface than aquatic biomes do.
• B) Terrestrial biomes are unaffected by climate and thus are more stable than aquatic biomes.
• C) Aquatic biomes are low in nutrients and rely on nutritional input from nearby terrestrial biomes.
• D) The ocean covers nearly 70 percent of the Earth's surface, but the latitudes where temperature and rainfall are best for photosynthesis are terrestrial.

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