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TIL: 20% of Our Oxygen Comes from Bacteria
TIL: 20% of Our Oxygen Comes from Bacteria
Did you know that 20% of the oxygen we breathe comes from the ocean? Tiny bacteria called prochlorococcus are hard at work turning carbon dioxide into the oxygen we breathe through photosynthesis. Join oceanographer and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Sylvia Earle to learn about this small but mighty organism.
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5 - 12+
Subjects
Biology, Chemistry
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September 20, 2024
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