1. Photosynthesis in the Oceans
By: Danny, Shannon, and Mehdi

2. The Photic Zone
The area in the ocean that is near the surface and has enough light to make photosynthesis.
The photic zone is twenty meters in the ocean.

3. Dinoflagellate
A large group of flagellate protist, they can be found in fresh water but are marine protists. Their population flourish based on the temperature.

4. Diatom
They are an important group of eukaryotic algae, and are the common type of phytoplankton in the ocean. Diatoms are unicellular.

5. Phytoplankton
Phytoplankton are an autotrophic component of plankton that obtain energy through photosynthesis, and live in a well lit surface area of a lake, ocean or sea.

6. Algae
Certain microscopic forms of algae that live in suspended parts of the water column (we also call these Phytoplankton) provide the food for most of the marine food chains.