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... deep . Most animals live within a specific pressure range , moving up and down within livable boundaries . Those that are able to move between pressure extremes have adapted in order to do so . The Sea Floor The contours of the sea ...
... deep . Most animals live within a specific pressure range , moving up and down within livable boundaries . Those that are able to move between pressure extremes have adapted in order to do so . The Sea Floor The contours of the sea ...
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... deep tide pools do not experience the extreme changes to which small or shallow ones are susceptible . The greatest variety of life occurs in the tide pools that are lowest in the intertidal zone . Less affected by low tide , they do ...
... deep tide pools do not experience the extreme changes to which small or shallow ones are susceptible . The greatest variety of life occurs in the tide pools that are lowest in the intertidal zone . Less affected by low tide , they do ...
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... 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 world of darkness . Tremendous pressure from the ocean of water above and near- freezing temperatures create living ...
... 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 world of darkness . Tremendous pressure from the ocean of water above and near- freezing temperatures create living ...
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