Which one of the following statements is not true about subsidence theory of Coral reefs?

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Fringing reef, barrier reef and atolls arc successive stages of coral reef development.

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The theory has been postulated by Charles Darwin.

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According to the theory coral polyps grow both in shallow and deep oceanic waters.

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Reef building starts from submarine plate form.

1.	Which one of the following statements is not true about subsidence theory of Coral reefs?
A.	The theory has been postulated by Charles Darwin.
B.	According to the theory coral polyps grow both in shallow and deep oceanic waters.
C.	Fringing reef, barrier reef and atolls arc successive stages of coral reef development.
D.	Reef building starts from submarine plate form.
Answer» C. Fringing reef, barrier reef and atolls arc successive stages of coral reef development.

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