Question

You take a sediment sample from the ocean floor at a depth of 5500 m. The area has low biological productivity and the CCD is at 4500 m depth. Your sample will probably consist of __________.

Answer 1

Siliceous ooze

Step-by-step explanation:

Siliceous ooze is the type of sediment that form at high depth in ocean floor. Total percentage of siliceous ooze sediment is approximately 15%. This type of sediment composed from skeleton of different microorganism i.e phytoplankton, silicone etc.

This type of sediment are least common in the ocean thus make 15%of total population of ocean.