Editing Photic zone (section)

== Phytoplankton side notes. ==
[[File:Dimethyl sulfide structure.svg|thumb|Dimethyl sulfide structure]]
Phytoplankton are restricted to the photo zone only. As its growth is completely dependent upon photosynthesis. This results in the 50–100&nbsp;m water level inside the ocean. Growth can also come from land factors, for example minerals that are dissolved from rocks, mineral nutrients from generations of plants and animals ,that made its way into the photic zone.<ref name = "Accumulation">{{Cite web |title=Accumulation |url=https://www.dnr.louisiana.gov/assets/TAD/education/BGBB/3/accumulation.html#:~:text=Planktonic%20aquatic%20organisms%20such%20as,is%20totally%20dependent%20upon%20photosynthesis. |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=www.dnr.louisiana.gov}}</ref>
[[File:Phytopla.jpg|thumb|upright|Drawn image of a phytoplankton]]An increase in the amount of phytoplankton also creates an increase in zooplankton, the zooplankton feeds on the phytoplankton as they are at the bottom of the food chain.<ref name = "Accumulation" />