Question

what happens to species that thrive in shallow waters during a marine regression? * 5 points they tend to die as they cannot survive the environmental change of the lowering of sea leve. they thrive as their environment is covered in water due to sea level rise. they die becasue they cannot survive the environmental change of the rising of sea level. no change as species will thrive in all environments.

Explanation:

A marine regression is a geological process where sea level lowers, reducing the area of shallow - water habitats. Species adapted to shallow waters rely on that specific environment. When sea level lowers (the environmental change associated with marine regression), their habitat changes in a way they can't survive, so they tend to die. Let's analyze the options:

• Option 1: Matches the concept of marine regression (lowering sea level) and the impact on shallow - water species.
• Option 2: Sea level rise is marine transgression, not regression, so this is incorrect.
• Option 3: Marine regression is sea level lowering, not rising, so this is incorrect.
• Option 4: Species are adapted to specific environments, not all, so this is incorrect.

Answer:

A. They tend to die as they cannot survive the environmental change of the lowering of sea level.