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What is the percentage of biomass produced by plants in ocean?
85% biomass produced by plants in ocean.
In what ways do plants play a role in the water cycle?
Plants take carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and turn it into Oxygen (O).
Which gas is about 60 times more plentiful in the ocean than in the atmosphere?
Carbon dioxide
What is a major source of oxygen for the earth's atmosphere?
Trees and plant life.carbon dioxide is taken in by plants and regenerated into oxygen then given off again
What plants drift and float in top layer of the ocean?
the top layer of the ocean is called the Epipelagic
What are microscopic ocean plants that absorb carbon dioxide?
Plankton
What do organisms from the ocean use the carbon dioxide for?
Plants need carbon dioxide to preform photosynthesis.
What organisms in the ocean absorb the most carbon dixoide?
Algae and marine plants
How does life in the ocean get oxygen?
plants "breathe" carbon dioxide which is what animals exhale. the plant life in the ocean provides oxygen for the marine life.
How can plants live in the ocean?
there is carbon dioxide molecules dissolved in the water and the plants take them out and use it to photosynthesize if it cannot find carbon dioxide it will find dissolved oxygen molecules and carry out respiration
How do phytoplankton contribute to carbon capture in the ocean?
Phytoplankton, tiny marine plants, play a crucial role in carbon capture in the ocean through photosynthesis. They absorb carbon dioxide from the water and atmosphere, converting it into organic carbon. When phytoplankton die or are eaten by other organisms, this organic carbon sinks to the ocean floor, effectively removing carbon from the atmosphere and storing it in the deep ocean. This process helps regulate the Earth's carbon cycle and mitigate climate change.
Where is carbon mostly found?
Carbon is mostly found in the Earth's crust as carbonates, in the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, and in living organisms such as plants and animals. It is also found in fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas.
What is the role of living organisms in the carbon cycle?
Animal's role in the carbon cycle is the exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen between plants. Plants need carbon dioxide for photosynthesis, and the byproduct is oxygen that all living things need to live. Then animals breath out carbon dioxide to be in taken by plants.
How do plants in oceans produce their food?
Plants in the ocean produce food in the same way the plants growing on land do, through photosynthesis. The only difference is that plants growing on land get carbon dioxide from the air, water from the soil and sunlight from the sun whereas the aquatic plants obtain carbon dioxide and water from the ocean and light energy from the sun as sunlight can penetrate through the water surface.
What is one of earths largest carbon sinks?
One of Earth's largest carbon sinks is the ocean. The ocean absorbs a significant amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, storing it in marine plants, animals, and sediments. This helps regulate the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and mitigate the impacts of climate change.
Does most photosynthesis happen in land plants or in water plants in the ocean?
Most photosynthesis occurs in land plants. This is because there is more light available on land than in the deeper regions of the ocean where water plants are found. However, ocean plants like phytoplankton also play a significant role in global carbon fixation due to their vast numbers.
How do photosynthesizing plants affect the carbon cycle?
They don't affect the carbon cycle, they are part of it. Vegetation is one of the many ways that carbon moves in and out of the air. Another common way is the ocean absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
