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What percentage of the oxygen we breathe actually comes from tiny sea algae?

About 50 percent

Background

About half of the oxygen on Earth comes from tiny algae in the sea. They are called phytoplankton and are often smaller than a dust grain. Trees and plants on land make the other part. Without these tiny algae we could not breathe properly.

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