Question

Carbonate sediments are rare in deep sea sediments because the ____. a. organisms do not live beyond the edge of the continental shelf b. carbonate shells are dissolved in deep water c. abundance of muds and clays cover the carbonate shells d. organisms providing shells do not live in the deep sea

Answer 1

ANSWER

B. carbonate shells are dissolved in deep water

Carbonate sediments are rare in deep sea sediments because the carbonate shells are dissolved in deep water.

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