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Phytoplankton

Photosynthetic or plant constituent of plankton; mainly unicellular algae.A type of [[plankton classified as a plant.


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Natural selection is proven wrong

... million years ago, as evidenced by the fossil record.[1][2] This was accompanied by a major diversification of other organisms, including animals, phytoplankton, and calcimicrobes.[3] Before about 580 million years ago, most organisms were simple, composed of individual cells occasionally organized ...

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by gamila
Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:31 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection is proven wrong
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zooplankton

... sanjay thiske Asst. proff. at govt. College Rajnandagon state chattisgarh INDIA. sir i doing my phd in the subject of limnology. and the study of phytoplankton and zooplankto is the part of my researech, if u have any litrature which is related to quanititative and qualitative study of plankton ...

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by sanjaythiske
Fri Apr 10, 2009 3:30 pm
 
Forum: Ecology
Topic: zooplankton
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Do all cells have the ability to perform photosynthesis?

... an Euglena uses its flagellum and is still included in plankton). You cannot use it a systematic term. Plankton includes zooplankton and phytoplankton. The requirement for something to be classified as phytoplankton is that it carries out photosynthesis, but saying that is like saying ...

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by MrMistery
Sat May 17, 2008 8:37 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Do all cells have the ability to perform photosynthesis?
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Views: 3468

"""Global warming"""

... chemically active, so a rise in the atmosphere (which wouldn't happen that quickly anyway) would have all sorts of unforseeable effects. Using phytoplankton as a carbon sink is a fairly old idea, and doesn't require a new type of plankton. Application of the most-usable limiting factor (like ...

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by Darby
Sun Jul 22, 2007 3:22 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: """Global warming"""
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Anthropogenic global warming?

... Pagani, M., M. A. Arthur, and K. H. Freeman. "Miocene Evolution of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide." Paleoceanography 14 (1999): 273-292. Phytoplankton δ13C indicates low CO2 through Miocene warm interval (~14-18 Ma) and no sharp drop associated with the expansion of the East Antarctic ...

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by blcr11
Tue May 29, 2007 8:17 pm
 
Forum: Ecology
Topic: Anthropogenic global warming?
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