The Ocean

question 48

Multiple Choice

The ocean

• A) lacks life below the first several hundred feet.
• B) has zooplankton but not phytoplankton.
• C) covers little of the earth's surface.
• D) is not affected by freshwater pollution.
• E) covers three fourths of the planet.

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