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The permanently dark zone below the photic zone is called what?
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∙ 12y ago
this could be the aphotic zone where only 1% of the surface light reaches. The Bethnic zone is the VERY bottom and is basically the sediment zone.
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∙ 14y agoaphotic zone
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The permanetly dark zone below the photic zone is called the?
The dark zone, where less than 1% of light can filter through is called the aphotic zone. Aphotic is Latin for "without light"
What is the permanently dark section of the ocean called?
aphotic zone
At what depth does light fail to penetrate water?
The upper 100 -200 m of the ocean is called the Photic zone (photo = light).At about 150 meters 99% of light is absorbed.Beyond the Photic zone, light does not penetrate, and it is pitch dark.
What distinguishes the photic zone from the photic zone in marine ecosystems?
photic and aphotic derive their names fron the root word photo means light that is photic and aphotic zone differ each other in amount of light reaching there photic zone is directly lit up by by solar energy while aphotic zone is perpetually dark inhabiting least amount of floran fauna
What distinguishes the photic zone from the aphotic zone in marine ecosystems?
photic and aphotic derive their names fron the root word photo means light that is photic and aphotic zone differ each other in amount of light reaching there photic zone is directly lit up by by solar energy while aphotic zone is perpetually dark inhabiting least amount of floran fauna
What distinguishes the photic zone from the a aphotic zone in a marine ecosystem?
photic and aphotic derive their names fron the root word photo means light that is photic and aphotic zone differ each other in amount of light reaching there photic zone is directly lit up by by solar energy while aphotic zone is perpetually dark inhabiting least amount of floran fauna
What distinguishes the photic zone from the aphotic zone in a marine ecosystems?
photic and aphotic derive their names fron the root word photo means light that is photic and aphotic zone differ each other in amount of light reaching there photic zone is directly lit up by by solar energy while aphotic zone is perpetually dark inhabiting least amount of floran fauna
What are some ways in which life in an aphotic zone might differ in a photic zone?
photic and aphotic derive their names fron the root word photo means light that is photic and aphotic zone differ each other in amount of light reaching there photic zone is directly lit up by by solar energy while aphotic zone is perpetually dark inhabiting least amount of floran fauna
What is the region about below about 200 m in an open ocean is called?
It is called dark zone
What is the aphotic zone?
Aphotic zone is the area of a lake or an ocean which gets little or no sunshine throughout the year.
What is the region 200 m below the open sea?
the region is called dark zone
What is the permanently dark zone of the ocean?
The midnight zone and the abyssal zone
