Why Is the Biome Concept Difficult to Apply to Aquatic

question 12

Multiple Choice

Why is the biome concept difficult to apply to aquatic systems?

• A) Temperature is similar over the majority of aquatic biomes, unlike terrestrial systems.
• B) Aquatic communities vary little from place to place because of the ability of fish to travel between oceans.
• C) Nutrients from terrestrial biomes limit most aquatic systems, so terrestrial systems must be considered when determining the aquatic biomes.
• D) Producers in many aquatic systems are algae, which have little characteristic large-scale structure.

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