Use the following diagram from the text showing the spread of the cattle egret, Bulbulcus ibis, since its arrival in the New World, to answer the following question.

Figure 52.1
-Where would an ecologist find the most phytoplankton in a lake?
A)profundal zone
B)benthic zone
C)photic zone
D)oligotrophic zone
E)aphotic zone

Question

Use the following diagram from the text showing the spread of the cattle egret, Bulbulcus ibis, since its arrival in the New World, to answer the following question.
  
Figure 52.1
-Where would an ecologist find the most phytoplankton in a lake?
A)profundal zone 
B)benthic zone 
C)photic zone 
D)oligotrophic zone 
E)aphotic zone

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The photic zone is the upper layer of a body of water where there is enough light for photosynthesis to occur. Phytoplankton are photosynthetic organisms that require light to survive, so they would be concentrated in the photic zone of a lake.

Use the Following Diagram from the Text Showing the Spread