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The '''Benthic zone''' is the lowest level of a body of water, such as an [[ocean]] or a [[lake]]. It is inhabited mostly by organisms that tolerate cool [[temperature]]s and low [[oxygen]] levels called [[benthos]]. "Zones" that occur above the benthic zone are the [[profundal]] zone, the [[limnetic]], and the [[littoral]]. |
The '''Benthic zone''' is the lowest level of a body of water, such as an [[ocean]] or a ['''Bold text''''''Bold text''''''Bold text'''[lake]]. It is inhabited mostly by organisms that tolerate cool [[temperature]]s and low [[oxygen]] levels called [[benthos]]. "Zones" that occur above the benthic zone are the [[profundal]] zone, the [[limnetic]], and the [[littoral]]. No light other than bioluminescence is found in it'''Bold text'''. |
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The Benthic zone is the lowest level of a body of water, such as an ocean or a [Bold text'Bold text'Bold text[lake]]. It is inhabited mostly by organisms that tolerate cool temperatures and low oxygen levels called benthos. "Zones" that occur above the benthic zone are the profundal zone, the limnetic, and the littoral. No light other than bioluminescence is found in itBold text.
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