Consider the following statements 1 Phytoplankton depend on Vitamin C for survival 2 Phytoplankton a...........

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Consider the following statements:

1. Phytoplankton depend on Vitamin C for survival.

2. Phytoplankton absorb energy from the Sun and nutrients from the soil to produce their own food.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 Nor 2

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Explanation:

Phytoplankton are the autotrophic (self-feeding) components of the plankton community and a key part of oceans, seas and freshwater basin ecosystems. Phytoplankton depend on Vitamin B for survival. Phytoplankton are crucially dependent on minerals. These are primarily macronutrients such as nitrate, phosphate or silicic acid, whose availability is governed by the balance between the so-called biological pump and upwelling of deep, nutrient-rich waters. Phytoplankton absorb energy from the Sun and nutrients from the water to produce their own food.