Answer: d. All of the above are correct.
Explanation: Natural resources are resources provided by nature. They occur in nature without manmade interference. Natural resources include mineral deposits, land water bodies and the atmosphere. These resources are utilized by man for economic, social and educational purposes. Natural resources can be renewable or nonrenewable resources such as water are renewed by rainfall. Heavy manmade activities such as industrialization, war or natural disasters can deplete these resources.
Apomictic refers to plants and it means the offspring is genetically identical to the parent. Automictic means that gametes fuse after meiosis - which means offspring are genetically not identical to parents.
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(A) Benthic- Benthic refers to the lowest or the bottom zone of the water body such as seas, and oceans. The organisms existing under such extreme pressure conditions are commonly known as benthic organisms. For example, corals and bivalves.
(B) Pelagic- Pelagic refers to the upper top portion of a water body, covering the open sea areas. The organisms existing in this region include dolphins and sharks.
(C) Sessile- Sessile refers to the property where an organism is stationary and cannot move freely from one place to another. These are known as sessile organisms such as coral polyps, Mussels.
(B) Mobile- refers to the property by which an organism can move freely in any direction it wants. For example, fishes, dolphins.
(E) Evisceration- It is a specific type of property where organisms can eject their internal organs in order to protect themselves from predators. for example, Sea cucumbers.
(F) Chitin- Chitin is a hard shell that is present in various organisms, forming its exoskeleton, for defense purposes. For example, arthropods.
