There is no photosynthesis
Eliseo Weimann
There is no photosynthesis
The aphotic zone refers to the deep, lightless layer of the ocean where sunlight cannot penetrate. It typically starts around 200 meters (656 feet) deep and extends to the ocean floor, which can be thousands of meters deep depending on the location. The exact depth of the aphotic zone can vary based on factors such as water clarity and geographic location.
"Photo" means light, so the difference is that one zone has light and the other has no light. (The prefix "a" means "without")
Sunlight does not reach the deepest parts of the ocean, known as the bathyal zone and the abyssal zone. These zones are beyond the reach of sunlight due to the absorption and scattering of light by water molecules and particles in the water column above.
Sunlight can reach through all the zones of the ocean, including the epipelagic (sunlight zone), mesopelagic, bathypelagic, abyssopelagic, and hadalpelagic zones. The intensity of sunlight decreases with depth, so the amount of light available for photosynthesis decreases below the epipelagic zone.
There is no photosynthesis
there is no photosynthesis
There is no photosynthesis
The point in the body of water that is most likely to be in the aphotic zone is the deepest point. The aphotic zone is the layer of a body of water where sunlight doesn't reach, so it typically starts at deeper depths where light penetration is limited or absent.
It is so cold.
It is so cold.
The aphotic zone is formally defined as the depth beyond which less than 1% of sunlight penetrates.
The aphotic zone is located in the ocean below the depth of sunlight penetration. It is a deep, dark layer where sunlight cannot reach, resulting in very low to no light levels. Organisms in this zone have adapted to survive in complete darkness.
The aphotic zone refers to the deep, lightless layer of the ocean where sunlight cannot penetrate. It typically starts around 200 meters (656 feet) deep and extends to the ocean floor, which can be thousands of meters deep depending on the location. The exact depth of the aphotic zone can vary based on factors such as water clarity and geographic location.
Aphotic zone is the area of a lake or an ocean which gets little or no sunshine throughout the year.
Photic = where there's light Aphotic = where there isn't light, deeper waters.
The aphotic zone is the portion of the ocean where sunlight cannot penetrate, resulting in complete darkness. Because photosynthesis is not possible in this zone, plants are absent, and animals that live there rely on other food sources such as marine snow and other organic matter that drift down from above. Deep-sea creatures like anglerfish, gulper eels, and giant squid are some examples of animals that inhabit the aphotic zone.