Describe three kinds of benthic marine communities that use hard sub-strates and three that use soft substrates. What are the main physical factors that separate community types within each substrate category?

Q: Is there any biome in which DDT can be used that would not impactanother biome?

A: Biomes are a community of ecosystems that have similar characteristics and are well adapted to the…

Q: Describe when and why grazers (feeding on benthic algae) become the dominant feeding group in 1st…

A: The structure and function of aquatic community in stream ecosystems are determined by primary…

Q: How does disturbance effect the diversity of a marine community, particularly in intertidal…

A: Disturbances might get generated by abiotic forces such as weather or may be as a result of biotic…

Q: Recognize the differences between the pelagic and benthic divisions of the ocean.

A: The pelagic zone alludes to the water segment, where swimming and coasting animals live. The benthic…

Q: What is the dominant second trophic level, in a lake ecosystem?

A: The ecology is the study of all living beings and their interaction with the environment. It…

Q: What are the current conditions of the ecosystem, the Great Barrier Reef?

A: Great barrier reef is the world's largest coral reef system which is present in australia. It…

Q: List five factors that determine the types and numbers of organisms found in the layers of th…

A: The aquatic biome is the largest biome present on the Earth. In aquatic ecosystem water is available…

Q: Compare and contrast the chemistry of marine ecosystems to freshwater ecosystems.

A: Ecosystem: The term Ecosystem was given by "A.G. Tansley". It is defined as the interaction between…

Q: hat are the potential use of sponges as monitors of chemical pollutant stress in marine and…

A: Individual sponge species can have extremely unique requirements for substrate quality, food…

Q: Suppose you were told that mining deep-oceanmineral resources would mean severely degradingocean…

A: Mining refers to process of extracting minerals by digging sea,land etc. Land resources are…

Q: Why are residence times much longer in forest ecosystems than in aquatic phytoplankton-based…

A: An ecosystem is a geographic area where all the plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as…

Q: Describe the major members of the planktonic community. Describe the eff ects on the upper trophic…

A: Planktons are the aquatic organism which cannot swim on their own but swim along with the tides or…

Q: What are the four main factors that affect aquatic ecosystems? What does the depth of the water…

A: An aquatic ecosystem is a biological system in a water body. They are diverged from terrestrial…

Q: Describe the conditions and challenges facing organisms living in the intertidal zone.

A: The intertidal zone also known as the littoral zone or as the foreshore and seashore is the area…

Q: Rank the following ocean zones in order from shallowest to deepest: Neritic zone, Aphotic zone,…

A: Introduction:The oceans are divided into various important zones.They are  :-1 Intertidal zone2…

Q: Why is shark finning used in shark fin soup can lead to the destruction of the coral reef system?

A: Shark finning is the act of removing fins from sharks and discarding the rest of the shark back into…

Q: What abiotic conditions influence the distribution of species on landand in water?

A: A species is the fundamental unit of characterization and an ordered position of a life form, just…

Q: How is light important to the organisms of the lower intertidal zone?

A: The water temperature of the intertidal zone is almost freezing, and there is no presence of light.…

Q: Where does the food come from to supply organisms living on the deepocean floor? How does this…

A: Ecosystem is the complex hierarchical system that involves the interaction of the biotic and abiotic…

Q: What are the four main factors that affect aquatic ecosystems? What does the depth of the water…

A: Aquatic ecosystem : It is an ecosystem maintained in water bodies like pond, lake, sea, river,…

Q: Productivity in deep (cold water) reef communities that exist below the euphotic zone is dominated…

A: Ocean is defined as the continuous salt water body where it comprises of various large and small…

Q: factors why life histories evolve differently in the sea?

A: Sea life histories differ from terrestrial life histories because seawater is denser and more…

Q: Which type of organisms occupy more than one trophic level in a pond ecosystem?

A: An ecosystem is a community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of…

Q: What major ecosystem and economic services areprovided by marine systems? What are the threemajor…

A: Since we only answer up to 3 sub-parts, we’ll answer the first 3. Please resubmit the question and…

Q: Provide two reasons why marine habitat classification is useful to marine scientists.

A: Marine habitat:- it is usually an ecological space in salty water that provides living support to…

Q: Which abiotic or physical stressor would an organism living in an estuary vs. one fiving in tide…

A: Estuaries are areas of water and shore where a river meets an ocean, that is normal water meets…

Q: • Two organisms that have adapted to living in the photic zone. Two organisms that have adapted to…

A: Photic zone also known as: Euphotic zone Epipelagic zone Sunlit zone It is the uppermost strata of…

Q: Species diversity is highest at what level of marine ecosystems? A) Open Sea B Coastal Zone C)…

A: Coastal zone is the right answer. Biodiversity refers to the number of different living species that…

Q: what major ecological and economic services provide by marine system?

A: Step 1 An ecosystem is a self-sustained and self-regulated segment of nature or landscape where…

Q: What would happened to the other species in the marine ecosystem if kelp was decreasing?

A: Kelp  Kelp belongs to the order laminariales. They are brown algae that grows in the ocean near the…

Q: Describe major types of marine ecosystems

A: An ecosystem can be defined as a functional unit of nature, where living organisms interact among…

Q: Which marine and lake biotic zone is associated with bottom feeders and high levels of…

A: Ecology is the study of interaction of organisms with one another and with the environment. Ecology…

Q: Why is productivity of coral reef maximum?

A: The coral reefs are a vast expanse of corals and microscopic organisms that live among the corals…

Q: What is an oxygen minimum zone and why is expansion ofthese zones a problem for marine and global…

A: Ecology is the study of the relationship between living organisms and their physical environment. It…

Q: Which one of the options below best describes where the water column meets the sea floor? The…

A: Depending upon the light availability and depth ,there are different zones categorised in the marine…

Q: While researchers thought there were few species living on the deep ocean floor, how many were…

A: Benthos, also known as benthon, is a species of organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed,…

Q: What are the typical vegetation and the typical fauna of the tundras?

A: A biome basically refers to the common community of plants and animals that share similar…

Q: Give an example of An organism of benthic zone.

A: The benthic zone begins at the shore and extends to the bottom of a water body. It is found all over…

Q: What organisms can affect coastal configuration?

A: Coastal configuration:                 The coastal configuration relies on the representation by a…

Q: What are the four major types of organisms that participate in aquatic food chain and food webs

A: A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms that represents the flow of energy and nutrients from…

Q: What are some very productive marine environments, and why are they so productive?

A: Answer: Introduction:Primary productivity means the rate at which energy is transformed by…

Q: What are the typicalvegetation and the typicalfauna of the tundra?

A: In the ecosystem plants are play an important role. Life on the earth depends indirectly or directly…

Q: What is the difference between a niche and a habitat?

A: Ecology uses the terms "habitat" and "niche" to describe how living things interact with their…

Q: what trophic level is the thrush in?

A: The trophic level is defined as the position to which a organism occupies in a food chain or food…

Q: What are the main physical resources and limitations of rocky intertidal zones? How do they define…

A: The area between the lowest tide marks and highest tide marks is known as intertidal zone. The…

Q: Should each community be held liable for the water quality of the aquatic ecosystems to which it is…

A: Aquatic ecosystem consists of water-based surroundings, which inhabits a variety of marine or…