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Photic - light; photic zone - light falling zone.
Depth of photic zone refers to the distance travelled by sunlight in to the depth of the water and enable photosynthesis. It is measured using SECCHI DISC or photometer.
Depth of photic zone is influenced by turbidity.
It includes atmosphere-water surface to the depth where the total penetrating light intensity falls by 1%.
This zone is a zone of productivity.
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∙ 15y agoThe photic zone (also known as the euphotic zone) is the name for the depth of water, be it in lake, sea or ocean, which is exposed to sufficient sunlight to allow photosynthesis to take place. It extends from the Atmosphere-ocean interface downward to a depth where the light intensity is 1% of that at the surface. Its exact depth is dependent, therefore, on the extent of the light reduction within that water column, or in other words, it depends on how transparent the water is. The depth of the Photic zome typically ranges from only a few centimetres, normally in muddy, nutrient rich lakes, to around 200 meters, normally a depth found in the open ocean.
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∙ 14y agoFrom the surface to 100 meters below the surface.
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∙ 13y agoAbout 100 meters, or 330 feet.
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Why is life abundant in the photic zone?
Life is abundant in the photic zone for one very big reasons. The temperature of this location was warm and supportive of life.
What adaptations do plankton have to help them avoid sinking below the photic zone?
What adaptations do plankton have to help them avoid sinking in the photic zone ?
What is the scientific name for the sunlit zone?
Waters as deep as 200 meters are referred to as the epipelagic zone, or the photic zone.The upper layer of a marine ecosystem is the limnectic zone, where sunlight penetrates. Below it are the profundal zone and the benthic zone.
Do any abyssal zone animals go to the photic zone?
yes
What are facts about the Photic Zone?
There are more then 10 different fish in this zone
Portion of the marine biome that is too deep for sunlight to penetrate?
I dont know i want to know the answer myself
What type of animals live in the photic zone?
The uppermost layer of the world's oceans that receive sunlight during the daytime is called the photic zone. The depth of this zone depends on the clarity or murkiness of the water. In clear water, the photic zone can be quite deep; in murky water, it can be only 50 feet deep. On average, it extends to about 660 feet. Animals that live in the photic zone are plants, such as free-floating algae, sea weeds, etc. Zooplankton, most ocean fish, sea turtles, seals, etc. Bottom-dwellers such as starfish and sea shells live in the photic zone too. This zone is defined in terms of light, not depth.
What zone known as the sunlit zone stretches from the surface of the ocean down to 260 feet deep?
That is the photic zone, or euphotice zone.
What is the well lit upper layer part of the ocean is known as the?
photic zone.
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.
What is the photic zone of the ocean-?
The photic zone of the ocean is the surface of the ocean that receives sunlight.
In what ocean zone does the dolphin live in?
dolphins live in the pelagic zone (from shore to shore) and the Nerittic Zone (above continental shelf) and the photic zone (200m deep, where light penetrates) the are not found deeper than the photic zone
What are three main zones of the open oceans?
surface mixed zone , transition zone, deep zone
How do chemoautotrophs increase productivity in photic and aphotic ecosystems?
Chemoautotrophs do not increase productivity in photic zones because they reside deep down on sea floors (abyssal zone) where no light penetrates. They are, however, active in the aphotic zone where no light from the sun is visible. There, these bacteria and protozoans take both organic and inorganic compounds provided by deep sea vents and become the "algae of the photic zone". Chemoautotrophs are the primary producers in the lower aphotic zone just like algae and phytoplankton is in the photic. The vital nutrients they provide depend on the type of chemoautotroph it is.
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.
Which ocean zone does sunlight penetrate?
The epipelagic zone is the region in the ocean that is exposed to a sufficient enough amount of sunlight to allow photosynthesis to occur.
Phytoplankton is most frequently found in which zones?
photic
