Question

name the organism that is the chief producer in the oceans and discuss?

Answer 1

The primary producers of the ocean are phytoplankton, that is at the base of the oceanic food web. Phytoplankton includes the diatoms and dino flagellates. Among the most abundant are the diatoms. They use the pigment chlorophyll to convert sunlight into food.

They are the primary producers of the food chain. The marine ecosystem depends on it. They are the source of food for many fishes and is responsible for most of the world's oxygen. They account for about 95% of the primary productivity in the ocean and about half of all primary productivity on earth.