Image courtesy of Uwe Kils, CC
BY-SA 3.0,
Joel Kontinen
Phytoplankton are mostly microscopic,
single-celled photosynthetic organisms that live
suspended in water. Like land plants, they take up carbon dioxide, make
carbohydrates using light energy, and release oxygen. They are what is known as
primary producers of the ocean—the organisms that form the base of the food
chain.
Now, phytoplankton are becoming scarce,
Despite their diminutive size they pay a key role in keeping our oceans healthy. They are created by God to keep are planet in shape,
Suorce:
2021. Phytoplankton Circulating in the sunlit ocean.
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