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All benthos live on the ocean floor, from the continental shelf to the abyssal plain. Some attach themselves to the floor, while others burrow under the sand.
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Are stonefish benthos?
Stonefish are benthos. They are bottom dwellers. Benthos are marine animals that live at the bottom of the ocean there for they are benthos.
What terms describes organisms that live on or in the ocean floor?
Benthos
Is tuna benthos?
Nope. They are nekton, which actively swim and catch their food. Benthos are bottom-dwellers and mostly filter-feed.
Is a great white shark a plankton nekton or benthos?
Tiger sharks (like all sharks) are nekton. They actively swim around and catch their food, unlike benthos which live on the ocean floor and mostly filter-feed.
Where do benthos live?
tide pools
How do you use benthos in a sentence?
The plants and animals that live in or on the bottom of the sea or lake can be referred to as benthos.
Where do many benthos live?
continental shelf
Are benthos are organisms that live?
On the ocean floor
What are organisms that live above the ocean floor called?
organisms that live on the ocean floor are called Benthos
What do plankton nekton benthos have in common?
they all live in the ocean
What term describes organisms that live in or in the ocean floor?
Benthos
Dose the lionfish live in plankton benthos nekton?
nekton
