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The part of a freshwater lake that typically contains themost abundant plant and animal life is thea. profundal zone.b. aphotic zone.c. limnetic zone.d. littoral zone.

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Chapter56: Ecology And The Geography Of Life

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Problem 8TYU: Emergent vegetation grows in the __________ zone of freshwater lakes, (a) littoral (b) limnetic (c)...

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The part of a freshwater lake that typically contains the
most abundant plant and animal life is the
a. profundal zone.
b. aphotic zone.
c. limnetic zone.
d. littoral zone.

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