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The silica from the shells of diatoms dissolves at a faster rate than the calcium carbonate of foraminifera
  shells.
  a. True
  b. False



Question 2

The compression of small biological particles into fecal pellets increases the rate at which they sink to the
  bottom of the ocean.
  a. True
  b. False




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Answer to Question 1

False

Answer to Question 2

True




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