Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: Areas that have the greatest biomass have the highest water temperatures BECAUSE cold water contains higher amounts of nutrients than warm water

A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid.
B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid.
C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect.
D) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct.
E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.


D

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