Question

Fill in the blank with the right choice of word.

Although the deep sea has a typically ____ fauna, near vents in the sea bed where warm water emerges live remarkable densities of invertebrates and fish.

• A. verdant
• B. unique
• C. lush
• D. pallid
• E. sparse

Answer 1

Answer: (E)

sparse

Here, the adjective 'sparse', which means thinly dispersed or scattered, best fits the given context of the sentences and conveys what the sentence means to say. Thus E is the answer.

Although the deep sea has a typically sparse fauna, near vents in the sea bed where warm water emerges live remarkable densities of invertebrates and fish.

None of the other options fit the context.