Which of the following explains why sunlight is important to aquatic ecosystems

A (Sunlight provides a source of heat energy to increase water temperatures.

B (Sunlight keeps harmful bacteria from taking over aquatic ecosystems.

C (Sunlight makes it possible for aquatic predators to see their prey underwater.

D (Sunlight provides light energy that allows photosynthesis to occur in plankton and aquatic plants

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Irvin Pittman

Biology

2 July, 01:38

Which of the following explains why sunlight is important to aquatic ecosystems

A (Sunlight provides a source of heat energy to increase water temperatures.

B (Sunlight keeps harmful bacteria from taking over aquatic ecosystems.

C (Sunlight makes it possible for aquatic predators to see their prey underwater.

D (Sunlight provides light energy that allows photosynthesis to occur in plankton and aquatic plants

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Mckinley Reed · Answer 1

Easily D

without sunlight you get no photosynthesis, so no plants

plankton is the bottom of the food chain in the ocean so without it the entire food chain collapses from the bottom up. so yeah its D by far