Campbell Biology In Focus

2nd Edition

ISBN: 9780134203072

Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 40.2, Problem 1CC

Why are phytoplankton and not benthic algae or rooted aquatic plants, the dominant photosynthesis organisms of the oceanic pelagic zone?

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