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The most compelling evidence that supports the theory that life began in the ocean is based on how scientists ______________________ the fossil record.
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salty
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The marine ecosystem that many scientists think is the most taxonomically diverse marine is the ____________________ ecosystem.
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microhabitat
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Heat capacity is the amount of _________________ required to raise the temperature of a substance by a given amount.
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interpret
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Darwin’s hypothesis explains that coral reefs form through a process of coral growth as the seafloor ___________________________.
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coral reef
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An _____ is an organism with an internal temperature the same as or close to the surrounding seawater’s temperature.
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subsides
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Sediments that originate from organisms are called ___________________________________.
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heat
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The neritic zone is significant as a marine ecosystem because it is the ocean’s __________ productive region.
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nutrients
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Most productive marine ecosystems are found in cold, temperate regions because those regions have more abundant ______________________________.
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ectotherm
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A ______________________ is a type of habitat that exists on a very small scale.
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biogenous
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Most marine scientists believe that that the ocean is becoming no more or less ___________________.
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most
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