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What percentage of Earth's oxygen comes from the sea?
About 50 to 70 percent
Background
Many people think that our oxygen comes mainly from forests. In reality, 50 to 70 percent comes from the sea. Tiny algae in the water called phytoplankton produce oxygen using sunlight. Without the oceans, we could not breathe nearly as well.
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