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    Chemoautotrophic or chemosynthetic organisms in the deeper levels of the oceans are significant because they form the base of the food web in areas where sunlight does not reach. Though photosynthesis is not possible in the deep sea due to lack of light, these organisms are able to obtain energy by oxidizing chemicals like hydrogen sulfide or methane from hydrothermal vents. They serve as primary producers and provide food for other organisms living in the deep sea, making life possible even in the lightless depths of the ocean. Their ability to thrive through chemosynthesis rather than photosynthesis expands the realm that can support life in the oceans.

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    Chemoautotrophic or chemosynthetic organisms in the deeper levels of the oceans are significant because they form the base of the food web in areas where sunlight does not reach. Though photosynthesis is not possible in the deep sea due to lack of light, these organisms are able to obtain energy by oxidizing chemicals like hydrogen sulfide or methane from hydrothermal vents. They serve as primary producers and provide food for other organisms living in the deep sea, making life possible even in the lightless depths of the ocean. Their ability to thrive through chemosynthesis rather than photosynthesis expands the realm that can support life in the oceans.

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    Chemoautotrophic or chemosynthetic organisms in the deeper levels of the oceans are significant because they form the base of the food web in areas where sunlight does not reach. Though photosynthesis is not possible in the deep sea due to lack of light, these organisms are able to obtain energy by oxidizing chemicals like hydrogen sulfide or methane from hydrothermal vents. They serve as primary producers and provide food for other organisms living in the deep sea, making life possible even in the lightless depths of the ocean. Their ability to thrive through chemosynthesis rather than photosynthesis expands the realm that can support life in the oceans.

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    Aquatic Ecosystems

    AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
    ● These are types of
    ecosystems that include
    living organisms and
    nonliving components in a
    body of water and the
    interactions among them.

    Most of Earth’s surface


    consists of water
    AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
    ● Types of Aquatic Ecosystems

    ○ Freshwater ecosystems
    include rivers and lakes

    ○ Marine ecosystems
    include oceans, coral reefs,
    and shallow seas. Aquatic ecosystems have less
    types than terrestrial ones
    FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS

    ● These include rivers,


    streams, and lakes which
    are characterized non-
    saline waters or those with
    very low salinity.

    Freshwater ecosystems have


    significantly low salinity levels
    FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS
    ● Lakes are landlocked
    freshwater bodies.
    ○ Horizontal Zones
    ■ Littoral Zone: shallow
    areas near shore
    ■ Limnetic Zone: deeper
    areas beyond the shore
    The horizontal zones of a lake
    FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS
    ● Lakes are landlocked
    freshwater bodies.
    ○ Vertical Zones
    ■ Epilimnion: surface region
    ■ Metalimnion: contains
    the thermocline region
    ■ Hypolimnion: deeper
    regions near lake bottom The vertical zones of a lake
    FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS
    ● Lakes are landlocked freshwater
    bodies.
    ○ Abiotic Components
    ■ Low salinity levels
    ■ Thermocline in warm areas
    ■ Low oxygen in deeper
    regions
    The dynamic ecosystem of the
    Laguna Lake
    FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS
    ● Lakes are landlocked freshwater
    bodies.
    ○ Biotic Components
    ■ Biotic composition also
    determines O2 levels
    ■ Organisms include lilies,
    beavers, amphibians and
    Beavers are some of the
    insects
    inhabitants of freshwater lakes
    FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS

    ● Rivers and streams are


    characterized by constant
    water flow and having
    fresh, non-saline waters.

    Rivers and streams are characterized


    by constant water flow
    FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS
    ● Rivers and streams

    ○ Horizontal Zones
    ■ Wetted channel:
    constantly has water
    ■ Active channel:
    occasionally flooded
    ■ Riparian chanel: edge The riparian zone may include
    of river and land some trees
    FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS
    ● Rivers and streams

    ○ Vertical Zones:
    ■ Water column: area
    where water flows
    ■ Benthic zone:
    substrate region or
    river bottom The vertical regions of
    rivers and streams
    FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS
    ● Rivers and streams

    ○ Vertical Zones:
    ■ Hyporheic zone:
    between river bottom
    and groundwater
    ■ Phreatic zone: the The vertical regions of
    rivers and streams
    groundwater region
    FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS
    ● Rivers and streams

    ○ Abiotic components
    ■ Light dictates the
    temperature
    ■ Usually close to
    ambient temperature
    ■ Water flow affects Sunlight affects the temperature
    nutrient flow of waters in streams
    FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS
    ● Rivers and streams

    ○ Biotic components
    ■ Organisms must be able
    to cling on, hide away
    from water, or swim
    against the current
    The dynamic ecosystem of the
    Palawan River
    MARINE ECOSYSTEMS
    ● Shallow seas and deep
    oceans

    ○ Horizontal zonations
    ■ Intertidal zone: shore
    area of the sea
    ■ Neritic zone: between
    intertidal zone and the
    continental shelf The horizontal zones of marine
    environments
    MARINE ECOSYSTEMS
    ● Shallow seas and deep
    oceans

    ○ Horizontal zonations
    ■ Oceanic zone: deeper
    area beyond the
    continental shelf
    The horizontal zones of marine
    environments
    MARINE ECOSYSTEMS
    ● Shallow seas and deep
    oceans

    ○ Vertical zonations
    ■ Epipelagic zone
    ■ Mesopelagic zone
    ■ Bathypelagic zone
    The vertical zones of marine
    ■ Abyssopelagic zone environments
    MARINE ECOSYSTEMS
    ● Shallow seas and deep
    oceans

    ○ Abiotic components
    ■ salinity varies with
    geography, evaporation
    rate and precipitation
    ■ light only reaches the Wave action can transport
    photic zone phytoplankton and nutrients
    MARINE ECOSYSTEMS
    ● Shallow seas and deep
    oceans

    ○ Abiotic components
    ■ oxygen is higher in
    shallow areas
    ■ temperature is
    determined by sunlight, Light can only reach certain
    latitude, and depth regions of the ocean
    MARINE ECOSYSTEMS
    ● Shallow seas and deep
    oceans

    ○ Biotic components
    ■ shallow seas are the most
    productive regions
    ■ coral reefs and kelp beds
    The Great Barrier Reef is among
    the most productive ecosystems
    MARINE ECOSYSTEMS
    ● Shallow seas and deep
    oceans

    ○ Biotic components
    ■ aphotic deep
    oceans may have
    Tube worms can survive the
    chemoautotrophs deepest portions of the ocean
    Marine ecosystems exist in shallow seas and deep
    1 oceans. About 71% of Earth’s surface are oceans.

    Freshwater ecosystems are usually found as


    2 streams, rivers, or lakes. These are characterized by
    non-saline or very low salinity waters.

    Both freshwater and marine ecosystems have


    3 horizontal and vertical zonation patterns.
    DETERMINE WHAT IS BEING DESCRIBED IN EACH
    OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS.
    1. This is the horizontal zone of the ocean past the shore but
    before the continental shelf.
    2. This refers to an ecosystem found meeting at the junction
    of the river and the sea.
    3. This is a horizontal zone of lakes that includes the deeper
    parts.
    4. These are the branches of a river.
    5. This is the zone of a river that is constantly containing
    water.
    WHAT IS THE
    SIGNIFICANCE OF
    HAVING
    CHEMOSYNTHETIC
    ORGANISMS IN THE
    DEEPER LEVELS OF THE
    OCEAN?

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