Subject: Light and Underwater plants
Cara M. Gubbins (cara@scs.unr.edu)
Sat, 25 Apr 1998 10:06:57 -0700 (PDT)
TeDarrell,
You're right, light is limited underwater. Most plant life in both salt
and freshwater is limited to the photic zone at the surface - the area
where light penetrates through the water. The depper the water, the less
light, and the fewer plants that can grow.
Cara
On Fri, 24 Apr 1998 netscape@www.buena-vista-ms.davidson.k12.tn.us wrote:
> TeDarrell Cantrell
> Buena Vista Magnet School
> Nashville, TN 37208
>
> Dear Ocean Scientist,
>
> My name is TeDarrell Cantrell and I am in 6th Grade.
> In my science class we were studying plants in my last semster
> studied plants and that's what my question is about. How do
> plants under
> water grow if there is no sunlight or anything else to help it grow?
> Thanks for your time and patience.
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
> TeDarrell Cantrell
>