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Ebrown

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on: Aug 22, 2018
Explain why the majority of marine organisms are benthic.
 
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Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: Cetaceans are able to swim fast BECAUSE their muscles are a great deal more powerful than other mammals.
 
  A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid.
  B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid.
  C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect.
  D) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct.
  E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.


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momtoalll

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Reply #1 on: Aug 22, 2018
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The ocean floor contains numerous benthic environments (such as rocky, sandy, muddy, flat, sloped, irregular, and mixed bottoms) that create different habitats to which organisms have adapted. On the other hand, most of the pelagic environmentespecial ly that below the sunlit surface watersis a watery world that is quite uniform from one region to the next and does not experience extreme environmental variability to which organisms need to be adapted in order to survive.

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