[DOC] [TLE] Benthic zone - Wikipedia [PAR] The benthic zone is the ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water 
such as an ocean or a lake, including the sediment surface and some sub-
surface layers. Organisms living in this zone are called benthos, e.g. the benthic 
... For information on animals that live in the deeper areas of the oceans see 
aphotic zone. [DOC] [TLE] Benthos - Wikipedia [PAR] Benthos is the community of organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed, also 
known as the benthic zone. ... Zoobenthos[edit]. Zoobenthos comprises the 
animals belonging to the benthos. [DOC] [TLE] Benthic animals | Marine life | Ecosystem | Ministry of Fisheries and ... [PAR] Below the sunlit zone, sessile animals such as sea anemones, sponges, ... 
impression as most of the benthic animals in these habitats live buried in the 
bottom. ... fish species such as haddock, catfish and most flatfishes primarily eat 
benthos. [DOC] [TLE] Benthic zone - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Benthos are the organisms living in the benthic zonethat is on or in ... 
consumers (protozoa and benthic animals) living on or near the... [DOC] [TLE] Benthos - NatureWorks - New Hampshire Public Television [PAR] The benthos live on the ocean floor. Starfish ... Ocean Floor The benthic zone of 
the ocean is varied. ... Sea Grass In the Sunlit zone of the ocean there are plants 
called seagrass. ... Most seagrass species are located in silty or sandy soils. 
Seagrasses need ... Some of the most colorful ones are found in tropical waters. 
Sea... [DOC] [TLE] The Deep Sea ~ Ocean biology, Marine life, Sea creatures, Marine ... [PAR] Organisms living in this zone are called benthos. ... There are several types of 
deep benthic surfaces, each having different life forms. ... currents, temperature, 
oxygen, nutrients and other chemicals; and; biotic ones, that is, other organisms 
that... [DOC] [TLE] Benthic zone (habitat) - Cabi [PAR] Feb 8, 2012 ... Of the marine species, 98% live on or in the ocean floor. ... The benthic zone 
maintains a substantial part of the world's biodiversity. ... The animals and plants 
that live on or in the bottom are known as the benthos. .... plasticity are 
considered as the most successful ones, since such organisms have much... [DOC] [TLE] Oceans Alive! | Life in the Sea | Life Near the Surface [PAR] The sea is home to billions of plants and animals. ... (those that float), nekton (
those that actively swim) and benthos (those that live on or in the ocean bottom). [DOC] [TLE] Biology / Part 3 [PAR] Plankton, Nekton and Benthos. Their Underwater ... basic habitats: planktonic, 
nektonic and benthic. Organisms that ... animals are starfish. sea anemones. 
corals and clams.  Figure 2 Nekton ... All organisms live in a uid, either liquid (
water) or gas (air). .... Sea anem ones live permanently attached to the sea 
oor. In. [DOC] [TLE] Marine biology; benthos; psammon; pelos; hard substrate; epifauna ... [PAR] The Benthos encloses the communities of plants and animals that live ... shores 
of the sublitoral, waves produce an unstable benthic environment. ... Larger 
particles continue posteriorly, whereas small ones are deflected into the midgut 
cecum. ... Some buried bivalves that live below the oxygen level in the anoxic 
zone of... [DOC] [TLE] marine ecosystem | Britannica.com [PAR] Sep 26, 2016 ... Marine ecosystem, complex of living organisms in the ocean environment. .... 
Some animals, especially those in the aphotic zone, generate light to attract prey. 
... (plankton and nekton) or the benthic environment (benthos). [DOC] [TLE] Organisms of the Epipelagic Zone [PAR] The Epipelagic zone is the uppermost layer of the ocean; it is located between 
the ... Zooplankton, (small animals that float with the currents that we think of as 
fish food) ... There are several adaptations that allow prey organisms to survive 
here. ..... fishes differ from their shallower living counterparts or even their benthic 
or... [DOC] [TLE] Life at

Question: Benthic animals are the ones which live in this part of the ocean, the benthos
Answer: the bottom