Define the photic and aphotic zones in the ocean. What will be an ideal response?


The photic zone is the upper layer, where there is enough light for organisms to photosynthesize. The
aphotic zone is the rest of the ocean depth, where there is too little light for photosynthesis.

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organisms. A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid. B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid. C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect. D) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct. E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.

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________ metamorphism is the term used for the process in which rocks are altered by hot water.

A. Tectonic B. Burial C. Shock D. Hydrothermal E. Aqueous

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A) mesosphere B) stratosphere C) ionosphere D) thermosphere E) troposphere

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__________ the relationship between the direction on a map and the corresponding direction in reality

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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