Most oceanic plateaus are
A) small pieces rifted apart from continents.
B) places where the seafloor has been buckled upward by convergence.
C) constructed by volcanic eruptions probably over mantle plumes.
D) large fan-shaped mounds deposited by turbidity currents.
C) constructed by volcanic eruptions probably over mantle plumes.
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A. Biome B. Ecosystem C. Community D. Species E. Population
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