Organisms that live in estuaries like the one pictured below must be able to





A) survive for part of their life in a lentic system and the other part of their life in a lotic system.

B) tolerate a wide range of salinities.

C) survive in both the epipelagic and hadal zones.

D) derive energy when living near deep-sea thermal vents.


B) tolerate a wide range of salinities.

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