Question

The bulk fixation of carbon through photosynthesis, takes place in

• A. crop plants
• B. tropical rain forests
• C. ocean
• D. both a and b

Answer 1

The correct option is C ocean

Ocean provides habitat to a large number of creatures which are both autotrophs and heterotrophs. Autotrophs include unicellular cyanobacteria and dinoflagellates or can be multicellular like seaweed, seagrass and other aquatic flora which constitute major biodiversity of earth, Therefore, bulk carbon fixation takes place in ocean through photosynthesis.