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kaid0807

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Organisms feeding on items on the seafloor that include detritus, decaying organic matter, waste products, and sediment are:
 
  a) suspension feeders
  b) filter feeders
  c) deposit feeders
  d) tentacle feeders
  e) all of the above

Question 2

Why is Florida in a tropical climate while Baja California, at the same latitude, is temperate?
 
  a) Florida is sunnier and therefore warmer.
  b) Ocean currents bring warm water up from the tropics to Florida but cool water down from northern latitudes to Baja.
  c) Warm winds blow from the south to Florida, but cold winds blow from the north to Baja.
  d) Hurricanes bring hot, moist weather to Florida, but not to Baja.
  e) Florida is under the influence of tropical trade winds, but Baja is not.



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

B



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