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I've heard that phytoplankton produce much more oxygen and sequester much more carbon than plants, despite comprising much less biomass. Is this because most plants only photosynthesize in their leaves but every phytoplankton photosynthesizes?

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I've heard that phytoplankton produce much more oxygen and sequester much more carbon than plants, despite comprising much less biomass. Is this because most plants only photosynthesize in their leaves but every phytoplankton photosynthesizes?	1