During an ecology field trip to a lake, your professor asks you to take temperature readings at various depths and record your data. At 5 meters, you note a temperature of 25°C and at 10 meters you record a temperature of 10°C. Readings at 20 meters and below stay fairly consistent around 8°C. The temperature readings of 25°C, 10°C, and 8°C represent the
A. hypolimnion, thermocline, and epilimnion.
B. epilimnion, thermocline, and hypolimnion.
C. hypolimnion, epilimnion, and thermocline.
D. epilimnion, hypolimnion, and thermocline.
E. thermocline, epilimnion, and hypolimnion.
Answer: B
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