WHAT IS IT?
The Benthic Zone is one of the only ecosystems that has yet to have every species discovered! Some limiting factors for it are.... light⛅️! The benthic zone is the deep part of any body of water and the light can reach only so far down, so producers do not live down there because to undergo photosynthesis. Temperature is also a big limiting factor, the deeper the water gets, the colder in gets making some organisms stay out of the benthic zone!
The rainforest also has biotic factors ( living factors 🐍🐝🌳) and Abiotic factors ( non living 💧🔥). The biotic factors are common whelk(green shell),blue mussel(the blue shell), Neptune whelk(shell to the left of the blue one) ,periwinkle( Looks like a snail shell). Some abiotic factors are Water, a colorless, transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms. Sand, a loose granular substance, typically pale yellowish brown, resulting from the erosion of siliceous and other rocks and forming a major constituent of beaches, riverbeds, the seabed, and deserts. Rocks, the solid mineral material forming part of the surface of the earth and other similar planets, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil or oceans. Temperature, the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, esp. as expressed according to a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or perceived by touch. Water Pressure, Fluid pressure is the pressure at some point within a fluid, such as water or air. Dirt, a substance, such as mud or dust, that soils someone or something. Light, the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible. And lastly Salinity, salt; the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth
The Benthic Zone is one of the only ecosystems that has yet to have every species discovered! Some limiting factors for it are.... light⛅️! The benthic zone is the deep part of any body of water and the light can reach only so far down, so producers do not live down there because to undergo photosynthesis. Temperature is also a big limiting factor, the deeper the water gets, the colder in gets making some organisms stay out of the benthic zone!
The rainforest also has biotic factors ( living factors 🐍🐝🌳) and Abiotic factors ( non living 💧🔥). The biotic factors are common whelk(green shell),blue mussel(the blue shell), Neptune whelk(shell to the left of the blue one) ,periwinkle( Looks like a snail shell). Some abiotic factors are Water, a colorless, transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms. Sand, a loose granular substance, typically pale yellowish brown, resulting from the erosion of siliceous and other rocks and forming a major constituent of beaches, riverbeds, the seabed, and deserts. Rocks, the solid mineral material forming part of the surface of the earth and other similar planets, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil or oceans. Temperature, the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, esp. as expressed according to a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or perceived by touch. Water Pressure, Fluid pressure is the pressure at some point within a fluid, such as water or air. Dirt, a substance, such as mud or dust, that soils someone or something. Light, the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible. And lastly Salinity, salt; the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth
These are somethings you might find in the benthic zone!!
ARTICLES
The benthic zone is full of interesting things to research! One in particular is an article by Wynne Parry. Wynee Parry was saying that there are new microbes found everyday in the ocean and they have discoverd some on the ocean floor. Beth Orcutt, a scientists in the article, said "The microbes we were finding on these rocks were actually very unique. There are very few places on Earth they are found, and at this point we don’t have a very good idea of what they can do.” These scientists turned to the observatory system called CORK (Circulation Obviation Retrofit Kit). They lowered rock samples into the boreholes that CORK created. This allowed conditions father down to return to their natural state for observation. Scientists particularly want to discover how much the microbes are involved in the vital exchange of chemicals that continuously takes place between the below-ocean and the water.Scientists particularly want to discover how much the microbes are involved in the vital exchange of chemicals that continuously takes place between the below-ocean and the water.
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The benthic zone is full of interesting things to research! One in particular is an article by Wynne Parry. Wynee Parry was saying that there are new microbes found everyday in the ocean and they have discoverd some on the ocean floor. Beth Orcutt, a scientists in the article, said "The microbes we were finding on these rocks were actually very unique. There are very few places on Earth they are found, and at this point we don’t have a very good idea of what they can do.” These scientists turned to the observatory system called CORK (Circulation Obviation Retrofit Kit). They lowered rock samples into the boreholes that CORK created. This allowed conditions father down to return to their natural state for observation. Scientists particularly want to discover how much the microbes are involved in the vital exchange of chemicals that continuously takes place between the below-ocean and the water.Scientists particularly want to discover how much the microbes are involved in the vital exchange of chemicals that continuously takes place between the below-ocean and the water.
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