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What is the difference between the photic zone and the aphotic zone in an aquatic biome?
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What is the difference between the photic zone and the aphotic zone in an aquatic biome?

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photic: zone in which light penetrates/has enough light for photosynthesis
aphotic: zone in which very little light penetrates/does not have enough light for photosynthesis
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The photic zone receives sunlight, but the aphotic zone does not.

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