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Upper part of sea/aquatic ecosystem contains

A

Plankton

B

Nekton

C

Both(a) and(b)

D

Benthos

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A

Planktons are passively floating organisms living in the surface layers of water due to absence of locomotory organs, they are of two types: phytoplankton (photosynthetic plankton) and zooplankton.
While nektons are actively floating organisms and benthos are found in the bottom and are usually sessile.
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