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In terms of biomass deep ocean habitats are similar to what?

In terms of biomass, deep ocean habitats are similar to Benthic and Abyssal Zones.


What part of the ocean does rattail fish live in?

the deep or the benthic zone


In terms of biomass deep ocean habitats are similar to .?

In terms of biomass, deep ocean habitats are similar to Benthic and Abyssal Zones.


Just below the ocean's pelagic zone lies the?

The area underneath the pelagic zone is called the benthic zone, or deep-sea, and is host to silt, sand, and slowly decomposing organisms.


Are whales from the Benthos region?

No. Benthic creatures live on the bottom of the ocean. Whales, which have to breath air, may dive deep to feed near the ocean bottom, but they don't live there.


Scientist who study the ocean floor are called?

Benthos


What determines a benthic zone in a like will sustain photosynthesis?

how deep the lake is.


How do chemosynthetic organims help out other organisms deep in the ocean?

They provide nutrients


What is the name given to the ocean zone that is made up of the sea floor?

It's called the Benthic Zone, though this name can apply to deep lakes as well as oceans.


The ocean floor is hard to get to Deep-sea organisms have been difficult to study. How do I combine these two sentences to make a correct one sentence?

Deep-sea organisms have been difficult to study because the ocean floor is hard to get to.


What is deep ocean?

The deep ocean is often called the Abyssal Zone


Is there more ocean organisms in shallow or deep?

Shallow there is more nutrient runoff from onshore