Question
The Gulf of Mexico provides 72 percent of the shrimp harvested in U.S. waters. Those populations are at risk because of the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico.
Which statement best describes this dead zone?
Responses
It is a zone that formed when it lost its keystone species.
It is a zone that formed when it lost its keystone species.
It is a zone of ocean water that has almost no oxygen.
It is a zone of ocean water that has almost no oxygen.
It is a zone of ocean water that has almost no carbon dioxide.
It is a zone of ocean water that has almost no carbon dioxide.
It is a zone that's been depleted by sea urchins.
Which statement best describes this dead zone?
Responses
It is a zone that formed when it lost its keystone species.
It is a zone that formed when it lost its keystone species.
It is a zone of ocean water that has almost no oxygen.
It is a zone of ocean water that has almost no oxygen.
It is a zone of ocean water that has almost no carbon dioxide.
It is a zone of ocean water that has almost no carbon dioxide.
It is a zone that's been depleted by sea urchins.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The statement that best describes the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico is:
**It is a zone of ocean water that has almost no oxygen.**
Dead zones are areas in aquatic environments where oxygen levels are so low that they cannot support most marine life, often resulting from nutrient pollution and subsequent algal blooms.
**It is a zone of ocean water that has almost no oxygen.**
Dead zones are areas in aquatic environments where oxygen levels are so low that they cannot support most marine life, often resulting from nutrient pollution and subsequent algal blooms.