Oxygen from the Ocean

Scientists agree that there’s oxygen from ocean plants in every breath we take. 

Most of this oxygen comes from tiny ocean plants – called phytoplankton – that live near the water’s surface and drift with the currents. Like all plants, they photosynthesize – that is, they use sunlight and carbon dioxide to make food.

Say: phy to plank ton = this is tiny plant life in the ocean

Scientists believe that phytoplankton contribute between 50 to 85 percent of the oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere. 

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