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Benthic algae are algae that grow on the bottom sediments of fresh and salt waterbodies. Benthic algae are most commonly filamentous or colonial forms, but also may be microscopic single-celled organisms.
Benthic algae perform various beneficial functions. Benthic algae provide food and habitat for many aquatic organisms. In this way they contribute to the biological productivity of aquatic systems.
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∙ 14y agoThe plants and animals in benthic communities are determined largely by the nature of the sea bottom, in combination with turbidity, depth, temperature, salinity and nutrient level. Offshore habitats range from bedrock, to coarse sand and gravel, to silt and clay. Benthic plants depend on sunlight and occur only where enough light penetrates the water. Benthic animals include a wide variety of invertebrates and fish.
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∙ 14y agoThe interacting system of the biological communities located at the bottom of bodies of freshwater and saltwater and their nonliving environmental surroundings
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∙ 13y agoThe deepest part of the ocean or any other body of water, in which benthic organisms live
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∙ 7y agoA benthic environment is the region near or at the bottom of a pond, lake,or ocean, and the organisms that live in it.
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∙ 8y agoorganisms that live on or in the bottom sediments of a water body Benthos is a group of organisms that live on, in, or near the bottom of a body of water.
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∙ 10y agoBenthic refers to the plants and animals at the bottom of an ocean, sea, or lake.
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What is benthic sessile?
Benthic means bottom dwelling, and sessile means non-moving.
Do carnivores live in the benthic zone?
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.
What abiotic factors do organisms that live in the benthic zone need to adapt to?
The benthic zone is the ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean or a lake, including the sediment surface and some sub-surface layers. Organisms living in this zone are called benthos, e.g. the benthic invertebrate community, including crustaceans and polychaetes.[1] The organisms generally live in close relationship with the substrate bottom and many are permanently attached to the bottom. The superficial layer of the soil lining the given body of water, the benthic boundary layer, is an integral part of the benthic zone, as it greatly influences the biological activity which takes place there. Examples of contact soil layers include sand bottoms, rocky outcrops, coral, and bay mud.
What is a density independent factor of the benthic zone?
Since the benthic zone is the lowest level of any body of water, the depth of the water would be a density independent factor.for more information on the benthic zone double click on the word anywhere on the screen.
Do blue whales in a benthic zone?
yes
Is the gulf stream located in the benthic or pelagic environment?
benthic baby
What has the author Donald Andrew Jackson written?
Donald Andrew Jackson has written: 'Fish and benthic invertebrate communities: analytical approaches and community-environment relationships'
What is benthic sessile?
Benthic means bottom dwelling, and sessile means non-moving.
Do carnivores live in the benthic zone?
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.
Which of the could you find in the benthic zone of a lake?
You would fine sediment in the benthic zone, or bottom, of a lake.
Is a sponge benthic?
yes
What are the two subzones making up the benthic zone?
The two subzones making up the Benthic zone is the abyssal and hadal
What is the benthic environment?
The Ocean Floor
Benthic zone is the home for?
Scavengers
What is a Skate's prey?
Benthic Invertebrates
What has the author Amy Bruenderman Hill written?
Amy Bruenderman Hill has written: 'Seasonal changes in a benthic macroinvertebrate community of a North Cascades mountain stream' -- subject(s): Benthos, Invertebrates
What abiotic factors do organisms that live in the benthic zone need to adapt to?
The benthic zone is the ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean or a lake, including the sediment surface and some sub-surface layers. Organisms living in this zone are called benthos, e.g. the benthic invertebrate community, including crustaceans and polychaetes.[1] The organisms generally live in close relationship with the substrate bottom and many are permanently attached to the bottom. The superficial layer of the soil lining the given body of water, the benthic boundary layer, is an integral part of the benthic zone, as it greatly influences the biological activity which takes place there. Examples of contact soil layers include sand bottoms, rocky outcrops, coral, and bay mud.
