You take a sediment sample from the ocean floor at a depth of 5500 m. The area has low biological productivity and the CCD is at

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You take a sediment sample from the ocean floor at a depth of 5500 m. The area has low biological productivity and the CCD is at

4500 m depth. Your sample will probably consist of __________.

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White raven [17] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-25T13:24:25+03:00

Answer:

Siliceous ooze

Explanation:

Siliceous ooze is the type of sediment that form at high depth in ocean floor. Total percentage of siliceous ooze sediment is approximately 15%. This type of sediment composed from skeleton of different microorganism i.e phytoplankton, silicone etc.

This type of sediment are least common in the ocean thus make 15%of total population of ocean.