| Comic Stripe "Open Ocean" |
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 | I want to know about open sea. | |
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| Do you mean a "pelagic zone"? It is an area of water not close to the bottom or any coasts. | |
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| Yes, I want to learn about the species of that zone. | |
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| In pelagic zones, you can find most of pelagic animals in the ocean, and they are often big. For example, tunas, sharks, and marine mammals such as dolphins and whales. | |
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| Why are so many animals found here? | |
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| It is because most production by photosynthesis occurs here. The amount of sunlight in pelagic zones causes that. In addition, the great production by photosynthesis leads to a great percentage of oxygen in the atmosphere. | |
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