Microscopic Life in a Drop of Ocean Water

What lives in a drop of ocean water? In this video, Quinten, a microhobbyist explains the microscopic food webs that have a big impact on our ecosystems by recycling carbon dioxide into oxygen. At the base of these marine food webs there are diatoms, single cell algae that produce over 20% of the oxygen we breathe. These diatoms are eaten by ciliates, which are single celled organisms that use hair-like cilia to move around. Both the diatoms and ciliates are in turn consumed by microscopic crustaceans called copepods, which serve as a food source for a wide variety of marine life. These organisms are part of the reason why conserving our oceans is so crucial! Learn more about how you can take action to fight climate change: https://bit.ly/4bCWX9z

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