Nov 6, 2025 · Ocean plants are critical to marine life—they are an important food source, they provide oxygen to surrounding marine life, and they supply refuge and nursery grounds.

When conditions of light and nutrients align in the surface waters of the ocean, tiny single-celled algae called phytoplankton respond with explosive growth and reproduction in a phenomenon known as…

Nov 6, 2025 · Seagrass meadows are plants adapted to live a completely submerged life in the salty shallows.

Nov 6, 2025 · 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 …

Land plants didn't exist until 470 million years ago. Trees weren't responsible for the increase in oxygen. So where did it come from? The ocean. Plants, algae, and cyanobacteria all create oxygen. They do …

Nov 15, 2024 · The ocean’s so-called biological carbon pump removes carbon from the atmosphere and stores it deep in the ocean on timescales that are important to the lifespan of humans. The solubility …

May 7, 2025 · What is the carbon cycle? Carbon makes up the backbone of all life on Earth. It’s found in the cells of all living things, is abundant in rocks and sediments, and is also found in the atmosphere …

Oct 31, 2024 · The ocean twilight zone is a layer of water that stretches around the globe. It lies 200 to 1,000 meters below the ocean surface, just beyond the reach of sunlight.

Ocean Life Incredible diversity exists in the ocean, from microscopic organisms to the largest animals on Earth. Corals Ecosystems Jellyfish & Other Zooplankton Marine Mammals Right Whales Marine …

This is the same process that plants use to make food. Does that make them plants? No, but plant-like algae are a part of many corals. Because corals are animals, they can't photosynthesize. Instead, …