NEET Biology question

The greatest biomass of autotrophs in the world's oceans is that of

(A)Benthic brown algae, coastal red algae and daphnids
(B)Benthic diatoms and marine viruses
(C)Sea grasses and slime moulds
(D)Free-floating micro-algae, cyanobacteria and nanoplanktonCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

The overwhelming majority of oceanic primary producer biomass consists of free-floating phytoplankton — micro-algae, cyanobacteria and nanoplankton — suspended

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