Answer:
Cephalopods
Explanation:
Cephalopods are mollusk of the class Cephalopoda, which includes squid, cuttlefish, octopus, nautiloids etc. Cephalopods are invertebrate marine animals that possess streamlined soft bodies, a large head and eyes, and numerous feet (called arms or tentacles) which is about eight or ten in most forms but about 90 in Nautilus. There are several species (about 800) of Cephalopods. Cephalopods have a more oxygen-efficient closed circulatory system, and they are well-adapted to fast swimming in the pelagic zone of the ocean.
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Direct effects, as the name suggests, while not manipulated or communicated by a third party, deal with the direct influence of one entity on another. Indirect effects can be described as the influence, mediated or passed on by a third, of one organism or species on another.
Answer:
Biotic: <em>Food availability</em>
Abiotic: <em>Temperature</em>
Explanation:
There are two types of limiting factors for biodiversity: biotic and abiotic. Biotic refers to living things, for example, organisms that are an important food source. <u>Most animal life forms in the ocean highly depend on the availability of a food source</u>. If food is limited or scarce, the populations of a given species could face significant declines.
On the other hand, there are abiotic factors, which refer to factors that are not alive, such as physical factors. For instance, temperature and light. <u>For marine organisms, temperature is a critical factor.</u> Even an increase of 'only' 1 ºC could make a huge difference in the survival of a species as it could disrupt their ability to forage, hunt, or perform physiological processes, <em>e.g.</em> metabolism.
Therefore, <u>if we refer to a biotic factor, food availability is a limiting factor for most animal life in the open ocean, whereas, if the refer to an abiotic factor, temperature (and light) are limiting factors for pelagic life.</u>
