Imagine you are listening to a series of student presentations in which the speakers hypothesize about the kinds of marine life they would expect to find in an abyssal marine zone. which hypothesis do you find most compelling?
a) autotrophic organisms like seaweed and plankton will be common, along with many larger organisms supported by these producers.
b) coral reefs and high species diversity are expected, with many kinds of fish and invertebrates.
c) large open-ocean fish will live there, like tuna, marlin, and sharks.
d) low species diversity is predicted, except around hydrothermal vents where bacteria, fish, and crabs live.