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Where in the ocean do phytoplankton live?

throughout all ocean waters, because phytoplankton can tolerate a wide range of
temperature and light conditions
within about 200 meters of the ocean shoreline, because phytoplankton depend on
nutrients that wash into the water from land
within about 200 meters of the ocean surface, because phytoplankton require light to
survive
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O attached to shells along the ocean floor, because phytoplankton cannot float

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Phytoplankton thrive along coastlines and continental shelves, along the equator in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, and in high-latitude areas. Winds play a strong role in the distribution of phytoplankton because they drive currents that cause deep water, loaded with nutrients, to be pulled up to the surface.

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