During the inventory of bacterial genes present in the Sargasso Sea, a deep isolated area in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, a research team concluded that at least 1,800 bacterial species were present. Based on what you might predict about the habitat structure of such an area, what kind of bacterial diversity would you expect to see in tropical coral reef waters?
A) slightly greater genetic diversity
B) slightly smaller genetic diversity
C) markedly smaller genetic diversity
D) markedly greater genetic diversity

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Tropical coral reef waters are known for their complex structures and diverse habitats, which typically support a markedly greater genetic diversity compared to more isolated and less structurally complex environments like the Sargasso Sea.

During the Inventory of Bacterial Genes Present in the Sargasso