The thermocline prevents ____ the top layer of the limnetic zone and the deep profundal zone.
A) plankton growth in
B) vertical mixing between
C) autumn overturn in
D) photosynthesis in
E) detritus formation in

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The thermocline acts as a barrier to vertical mixing between water layers due to temperature differences, preventing the mixing of water from the warmer, upper layers (limnetic zone) with the colder, deeper waters (profundal zone).

The Thermocline Prevents ____ the Top Layer of the Limnetic