phytoplankton
IPA: faɪtoʊpɫˈæŋtʌn
noun
- Plankton, especially those small in size, that obtain energy by photosynthesis.
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Examples of "phytoplankton" in Sentences
- The sea flora is mainly phytoplankton.
- Emission occurs over the oceans by phytoplankton.
- The lake is inhabited by phytoplankton and zooplankton.
- Light must be provided for the growth of phytoplankton.
- Phytoplankton converts inorganic carbon into protoplasm.
- Phytoplankton and algae thrive in the nutrient rich water.
- In simpler terms it is the bloom of phytoplankton in a water body.
- In simpler terms, it is the bloom of phytoplankton in a water body.
- Phytoplankton are the autotrophic component of the plankton community.
- So functionally they are generally classified in with the phytoplankton.
- Each summer, an explosion of tiny ocean-dwelling plants and algae, called phytoplankton, anchors the Arctic food web.
- ROBERT SIEGEL, host: Microscopic plants in the ocean called phytoplankton are among the most important creatures on Earth.
- Increased UV-B radiation reduces the production of marine phytoplankton, which is the foundation for aquatic food webs, and a major sink for atmospheric CO2.
- The scientists found that long-term phytoplankton declines were negatively correlated with rising sea surface temperatures and changing oceanographic conditions.
- This is called a phytoplankton "bloom" and in the blooming, these little guys take up tons of CO2 out of the water, which in turn pulls CO2 out of the air (ie, atmosphere), and - presto!
- Actually, most people don't know that this tiny plant life called phytoplankton is so small -- as small as bacteria -- that more than one trillion of them exist in a single drop of water.
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