Animals that live in the benthic zone get their food from food that sinks down from above. The benthic zone is another way of saying ocean floor.
They don't. They either attach themselves to the bottom or burrow in the sand.
jellyfish
Benthos
It doesn't move.
They move by how the current is going
Flagella move by flicking like little whips or by pulling themselves. Smooth flagella move by flicking and hairy flagella move by pulling.
PLANTS CANT MOVE, BUT SOME CAN. LIKE Chlamydomonas sp can move
a sea cucumber is a benthos because it does not move is just stays on the ocean floor
Stonefish are benthos. They are bottom dwellers. Benthos are marine animals that live at the bottom of the ocean there for they are benthos.
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They Arent Classified As Benthos. They Are Nekton !
Benthos
benthos - it lives on the sea bed and "swims" occassionally.
plankton-organisms that drift with ocean currents. nekton-are free swimmers. they are able to move through the ocean waters in search of food. benthos-are bottom dwellers. organisms that live on or below the ocean bottom
The plants and animals that live in or on the bottom of the sea or lake can be referred to as benthos.
No, the viperfish is not a benthos. This species is classified as a nekton and lives deep within the ocean waters.