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The tiny plants of the sea are called Phytoplankton (fy-toe-plank-ton) and just like the plants on the land they can make their own food using the suns energy.

How do they make their own food? They use a chemical called CHLOROPHYLL
Chlorophyll is packed into the plant cells. Plants are green because the contain chlorophyll.
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