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Relying on dissolved gases

Looking up into the sea kelp at a sea bass in Catalina.

Marine plants use dissolved carbon dioxide, with sunlight and water, to make carbohydrates. Marine organisms use oxygen to release energy from carbohydrates. Fish use gills to extract oxygen from seawater.

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