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Photic = where there's light

Aphotic = where there isn't light, deeper waters.

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What distinguishes the photic zone from the aphotic zone in an aquatic zone?

Photic = where there's light Aphotic = where there isn't light, deeper waters.


What distinguishes the photic zone From the aphotic zone IN an aquatic ecosystems?

Photic = where there's light Aphotic = where there isn't light, deeper waters.


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 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 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 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


Compare and contract photic and aphotic zone of marine biomes?

Distinguish between aquatic biomesbe able to compare and contrast photic zones?


Explain why the photic and aphotic zone of marine biomes are interdependent?

Since the aphotic zone does not receive sunlight it relys on the photic zone for the sunlight which in terms it does penetrate.


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


Difference between photic zone and aphotic zone?

Photic Zone: part of the ocean that receives sunlight Aphotic Zone: area in an ocean where sunlight does not reach and photosynthesis does not occur


How are organisms in the photic and aphotic zones interdependent?

The organisms in the aphotic zone depend on the organisms in the photic zone above to die, then drift down into the deep to provide food for the organisms down in the deep. I believe that the dependence of the photic organisms upon the aphotic organisms has to do with the necessity of breaking down the biomaterials and recycling the nutrients back into the system.


The ocean zones based on light penetration are the?

photic zone and aphotic zone