Of the three ocean basin zones (continental shelf, continental slope, abyssal plain) which has the greatest diversity of life and which is deepest?

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Brandon Dennis

19 November, 20:21

Of the three ocean basin zones (continental shelf, continental slope, abyssal plain) which has the greatest diversity of life and which is deepest?

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Layla Davies · Answer 1

Of the three ocean basin zones (continental shelf, continental slope, abyssal plain) which has the greatest diversity of life and which is deepest? The continental shelf has the greatest diversity of life because it gets the most sunlight. The deepest zone is the abyssal plain.

Stephen · Answer 2

Mid-ocean ridges are areas of rifting where two tectonic plates are diverging from one another. Magma rises up through the rifts and forms mountain ranges