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Algae feed small fish which starts the food chain.

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Is the growth of algae in ocean water limited by their need for carbon dioxide and sunlight?

Yes. The growth of algae in ocean water is limited by their need for carbon dioxide and sunlight.


The growth of algae in ocean water is limited by their need for?

carbon dioxide and sunlight.


Is algae a consumer of the ocean?

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Why does blue-green algae have trouble surviving in the deepest part of the ocean algae is a sea animal and where does it live at in the ocean and why does it stay up at the shore surface?

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Are Ocean currents are determined by algae?

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A secondary producer in the ocean?

Algae


Where can you find red algae?

in the ocean


What is the main producer of the upper layers of the ocean?

Phytoplankton are the autotrophs that are the main producers for the upper layers of the ocean.This is because the upper layers of the ocean provide the most sunlight, which is what phytoplankton need in order to perform photosynthesis.


What ocean has the most fish?

the atlantic ocean


What is the flora in the ocean?

Algae, seaweed, and kelp are some of the flora of the ocean.


How do you draw algae?

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What plants are at the ocean?

There are many plants found in the ocean. Some of these plants include kelp, seagrass, red algae, coralline algae, and coral.