Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: Nutrient availability must be the most important factor affecting the distribution of life in the oceans BECAUSE the coastal zone is much less productive than the shallow open ocean
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.
C
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