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Direct linkWagler, Ron – Science Scope, 2012
Five past great mass extinctions have occurred during Earth's history. Humanity is currently in the midst of a sixth, human-induced great mass extinction of plant and animal life (e.g., Alroy 2008; Jackson 2008; Lewis 2006; McDaniel and Borton 2002; Rockstrom et al. 2009; Rohr et al. 2008; Steffen, Crutzen, and McNeill 2007; Thomas et al. 2004;…
Descriptors: Ecology, Animals, Environmental Influences, Natural Resources
Marrero, Meghan E.; Stevens, Nicole – Science Scope, 2011
The ocean is home to some of Earth's most important producers. Single-celled organisms in the ocean are responsible for more than half of Earth's productivity, as well as most of its oxygen. Phytoplankton are single-celled, plantlike organisms. That is, they have chloroplasts and perform photosynthesis, but are not true plants, which are typically…
Descriptors: Botany, Marine Biology, Marine Education, Science Experiments
