Step 3 - Slice the squash. Just take a sharp knife and cut of both ends (about 1/4 of an inch, or half the width of an average woman's little finger) Slice 1/2-inch thick slices. Prepare quickly, (if you leave it sit out cut up for more than a half hour, it will start to discolor).
The benthic zone begins at the edge of the sea at the intertidal zone, extends out along the continental shelf, and continues down the continental slope to the abyssal plain, thousands of meters below sea level.
The benthic zone is the bottom-most layer of aquatic zones. What this zone appears like will ultimately depend on what type of benthic zone we are talking about. If you are describing a shallow lake, the benthic zone will still receive ample amounts of light. If you are talking about the oceanic benthic zone, then you will see little to no light here.