Which of the following best explains the role of deep sea coral reefs in the environment?
a.
they are responsible for fouling fishing lines.
b.
they are a quick-growing food source for deep water predators.
c.
they provide a critical habitat for many other organisms.
d.
they are a record of past climate conditions.

Describe the change in phase and temperature as water moves from the oceans to the atmosphere and then returns to earth again as rain. a) evaporation : temperature increases; condensation : temperature decreases; precipitation (rain) : temperature decreases b) evaporation : temperature increases; condensation : temperature decreases; precipitation (rain) : temperature increases c) evaporation : temperature decreases; condensation : temperature decreases; precipitation (rain) : temperature decreases d) evaporation : temperature increases; condensation : temperature increases; precipitation (rain) : temperature decreases