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NEET 2018
Exam
NEET
Year
2018
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Biological Classification

NEET 2018 · Botany · Biological Classification

Which of the following organisms are known as chief producers in...

Which of the following organisms are known as chief producers in the oceans?

Options

  1. ACyanobacteria
  2. BDiatoms
  3. CDinoflagellates
  4. DEuglenoids

Correct answer

B. Diatoms

Step-by-step solution

Diatoms are chief producers in the oceans, and they contribute to 40% of the ocean's primary productivity. They constitute a major group of unicellular eukaryotic microscopic algae and are among the most common types of phytoplanktons found floating on the surface of the seas.
The other given organisms also exhibit an autotrophic mode of nutrition, however, their productivity is lesser as compared to diatoms.

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