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11- Benthos from the Continental Shelf to the Deep Sea The questions below are based on text book Chapter 18 – Benthos from the Continental Shelf to the Deep Sea (100 pts). Type your answers using full sentences, proper grammar and punctuation. (10 pts) Explain in detail why suspension feeders are rare in muddy environments? Make sure that in your explanation you include a description of what figure 18.5 demonstrates. (10 pts) Describe three processes that can create patchiness of benthic organisms.(10 pts) What feeding type of benthic organism dominates the deep sea? Explain why they are the dominant type and give examples of specific species. (10 pts) Describe the changes in benthic biomass from the continental shelf to the deep sea. Discuss some of the explanations given for the observed patterns. (10 pts) Describe the changes in environmental variability from shallow shelf habitats to those in the abyssal deep-sea floor. What seasonality patterns are there? How are they different between these two habitats? (15pts) Describe the hot vent ecosystem. What supports this system, where is it found, what is the environment like, which organisms live there, how do they make a living?(15 pts) Describe the ecosystem of deep water coral mounds. What supports this system, where is it found, what is the environment like, which organisms live there, how do they make a living?(10 pts) Describe the whale carcass fall environment. Include in your description an explanation of each stage of decomposition and colonization. Use as much detail as possible. (10 pts) Discuss what is known about pressure adaptations in fish and in bacteria.