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Practice Listening: Multiple Choice, Single Answer ID: #38116 Medium Larval phase
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One of the main reasons is that most marine organisms, even where the adult may never move its entire life, will have a larval phase of pelagic larval phase, and during that phase that little, that little beast can move over very great distances. Sometimes they don't move at all, but they certainly have the capacity to move thousands of kilometres. You combine that with powerful ocean currents, and you can see you've got a recipe for long distance connection. This phenomenon is especially evident in situations where you have very powerful Pollard flowing boundary currents. It's the characteristic of oceanography. These currents then can carry tropical larvae in into very high latitudes and temperate regions, and so wherever you see these currents you tend to see tropical fish showing up. All through the summer at very high latitudes, well outside the range you would normally see them. This particular study by my colleague Adriana was highlighting the fact that many of these, when they're herbivores, have a big impact on the environment on the local environment where they settled, because they start eating all the kelp and the systems aren't necessarily evolved, if you will, to deal with that level of fish omnivore or fish or omnivore.

What is one factor that enables marine organisms to travel long distances during their larval phase?

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Option 2: "The presence of powerful ocean currents"

Explanation: This option is correct as the text explicitly states that powerful ocean currents can carry tropical larvae over great distances. The phrase 'you've got a recipe for long distance connection' directly supports this answer, indicating that ocean currents are a significant factor in enabling marine organisms to travel long distances during their larval phase.

Option 1: "Their ability to consume large amounts of kelp"

Explanation: This option is incorrect because the text does not mention the ability of marine organisms to consume kelp as a factor for traveling long distances. Instead, it focuses on the larval phase and the role of ocean currents. Therefore, this option does not relate to the main idea presented in the text.

Option 3: "The influence of seasonal changes"

Explanation: This option is incorrect because the text does not discuss seasonal changes as a factor affecting the travel of marine organisms. The focus is primarily on the larval phase and ocean currents, making this option irrelevant to the main idea presented.

Option 4: "The evolutionary adaptation to different temperatures"

Explanation: This option is incorrect as the text does not mention evolutionary adaptations to different temperatures as a factor for long-distance travel. The emphasis is on the larval phase and the influence of ocean currents, which makes this option not applicable to the context of the question.

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