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... abyss . This habitat is the largest on earth : 1/2 of this planet's surface is covered by water at least 13,000 feet deep . Visible light pene- trates only to a depth of 2,000 feet so the benthos or life of the abyss must exist in a ...
... abyss . This habitat is the largest on earth : 1/2 of this planet's surface is covered by water at least 13,000 feet deep . Visible light pene- trates only to a depth of 2,000 feet so the benthos or life of the abyss must exist in a ...
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... abyss create misleading observations ? Plants contain the chemical chlorophyll which allows them to harness the sun's energy in the still - mysterious life process known as photosynthesis . They provide food for other living things ...
... abyss create misleading observations ? Plants contain the chemical chlorophyll which allows them to harness the sun's energy in the still - mysterious life process known as photosynthesis . They provide food for other living things ...
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... abyss are not the only ones to use bioluminescence ; at the sur- face phosphorescent plankton glow at night when disturbed . The microscopic plants sparkle beneath the sea when exposed to the passing fin or hand of a diver at night . No ...
... abyss are not the only ones to use bioluminescence ; at the sur- face phosphorescent plankton glow at night when disturbed . The microscopic plants sparkle beneath the sea when exposed to the passing fin or hand of a diver at night . No ...
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