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| Name: | phytoplankton |
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| Description: | Are the autotropic component of the plankton community. They are photosynthesizing microscopic organisms that inhabit the upper sunlit layer of almost all oceans and bodies of fresh water. They are agents for primary production, the creation of organic compounds from carbon dioxide dissolved in the water, a process that sustains the aquatic food web. |
| Type: | Noun |
| Term is: | Variable | | Term has: | | |
