Question
Penelope is on a cruise from Florida to the Bahamas and the captain has said they are passing over the Million Mounds coral ecosystem. Which BEST describes what they are passing over?
A. a deep-sea coral ecosystem that lacks symbiotic algae
B. a shallow-sea coral ecosystem that lacks symbiotic algae
C. a shallow-sea coral ecosystem that has colorful zooxanthellae
D. a deep-sea coral ecosystem that has colorful zooxanthellae
A. a deep-sea coral ecosystem that lacks symbiotic algae
B. a shallow-sea coral ecosystem that lacks symbiotic algae
C. a shallow-sea coral ecosystem that has colorful zooxanthellae
D. a deep-sea coral ecosystem that has colorful zooxanthellae
Answers
GPT 3.5
C. a shallow-sea coral ecosystem that has colorful zooxanthellae
This is because zooxanthellae are symbiotic algae that live within the tissues of coral and provide them with nutrients through photosynthesis. Shallow-sea coral ecosystems are typically where zooxanthellae are found.
This is because zooxanthellae are symbiotic algae that live within the tissues of coral and provide them with nutrients through photosynthesis. Shallow-sea coral ecosystems are typically where zooxanthellae are found.