Question

Which region of the open ocean stays brightly lit by the sun?

a. the bathypelagic zone
b. the mesopelagic zone
c. the abyssal zone
d. the epipelagic zone
e. the benthic zone

Answer 1

Answer: D. The epipelagic zone

Step-by-step explanation:

The zones of the open ocean are, going downwards:

Epi -> Meso -> Bathy -> Abysso -> Hado.

The benthic zone is just referring to the ocean floor, on both the oceanic and continental shelf, and technically is not a part of the "open ocean" (it does not refer to the water but to the floor itself).

So the zone nearest the top, the epipelagic zone, would receive the most sunlight.