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Chapter 30, Problem 4MC
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The ocean can be distinguished into life zones on the basis of their proximity to the shore and the proportion of light received by them. There are aphotic and photic zones in the marine biomes. Photic zones are the shallow water zones and the aphotic zones are below the photic zones.
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