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Where does the food for animals living in ocean waters too deep for light to penetrate come from?
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∙ 14y ago
Its a process called chemosynthesis I think.
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∙ 14y ago
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What is the production of light by living animals?
Bioluminescence
Why do creatures living in the twilight and midnight zones need to create their own light with bioluminescence?
sunlight doesnt penetrate that deep.
Do red light penetrate most than gamma why?
Red light does not penetrate more than gamma rays.
Why light can penetrate lead glass but x-rays can not penetrate?
coz it cant
Do animals living in places with a little light need eyes?
YES
Can red lasers penetrate plain glass?
yes it is light and light can
If wavelength of light is 104 of radii of earth than why it will penetrate deeper in sea?
if wavelength of light is of order of radii of earth then why it will penetrate deeper in sea?
What happens to the wavelengths of light that penetrate into the ocean?
they are absorbed
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.
To What average depth does light penetrate in the ocean?
There is no "usable" light agter 200 meters...
Why can UV light penetrate skin?
UV light doesn't fully penetrate it. At deepest, it only penetrates less than a millimeter and still doesn't make it past the top layer of skin.
Do hydrothermal vents receive sun light?
Usually no- they are far too deep underwater for light to penetrate.
