dead plants and animals that drift from the surface
In terms of biomass, deep ocean habitats are similar to Benthic and Abyssal Zones.
Yes there are carnivores in the benthic zone. The scavengers in the benthic zone are considered carnivores because the eat the dead aquatic animals that float to the bottom when they die. There are also some carnivorous fish in the benthic zone.
the deep or the benthic zone
In terms of biomass, deep ocean habitats are similar to Benthic and Abyssal Zones.
Blue whales are not benthic animals, as they are pelagic mammals that primarily inhabit open ocean waters. They are known to dive deep to forage for food but do not reside in the benthic zone near the seabed.
The deepest part of the "benthic zone" for aqueous ecology is the "hadal" zone (6000 meters or more beneath the surface). It is also known as the hadopelagic or "trench zone" of deep-sea organisms.
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.
Stingrays typically live in the benthic zone, which is the ocean floor area ranging from the shoreline to the deep sea. They are often found in sandy or muddy bottom habitats where they can bury themselves to camouflage and hide from predators.
Deep-sea organisms have been difficult to study because the ocean floor is hard to get to.
Benthos
how deep the lake is.
It's called the Benthic Zone, though this name can apply to deep lakes as well as oceans.