In a deep fjord with a shallow entrance sill, the deep-basin water is probably ________.

A. high in salinity and low in nutrients
B. low in salinity and high in oxygen
C. high in oxygen and low in nutrients
D. low in oxygen and high in nutrients
E. high in salinity and high in oxygen


Answer: D

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