The oceanic zone is subdivided into the epipelagic, mesopelagic, and bathypelagic zones. The epipelagic (euphotic) zone, also called the sunlit zone, receives enough sunlight to support photosynthesis.. Hope I Helped
Answer: The ocean is divided into three zones euphotic zone, dysphotic zone and aphotic zone. The top zone called as euphotic or sunlit zone receives the maximum sunlight from the sun. The is the zone where the sunlight penetrates, as the sunlight penetrates there the process of photosynthesis can occur and plants grow there. The sunlight can go 660 feet below. the other two ones receives little and no sunlight respectively.
