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Earth’s Oxygen is Produced by the Ocean
Vidunenahawula Website (National Institute of Fundamental Studies)
Have you ever stopped to think where oxygen comes from? Your first thought may be a rainforest, but here’s a cool science fact for you: We can thank plant-based marine organisms for all that fresh air, according to the National Oceanic Service. Plankton, seaweed, and other photosynthesizers produce more than half of the world’s oxygen.
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