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Cyanobacteria

life science Maturity 9-11

Tiny living things live in the water.

Cyanobacterium-inline.svg
Cyanobacterium-inline.svg
They are a blue-green color. They use sunlight to make food. They also make the air we breathe. This helps us live too.
Prochlorococcus marinus.jpg
Prochlorococcus marinus.jpg
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File:Ocean mist and spray 2.jpg
Ocean mist and spray 2.jpg
File:Prochlorococcus marinus.jpg
Prochlorococcus marinus.jpg
File:Morphological variation within cyanobacterial genera.jpg
Morphological variation within...
File:Nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria.png
Nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria.png
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Cyanobacterium-inline.svg
File:Cyanobacterial thylakoid membrane.png
Cyanobacterial thylakoid membrane.png
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Environmental impact of aquatic...
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Cyanobacteriaassociatedwithtufa014...
File:Leaf and root colonization by cyanobacteria.jpg
Leaf and root colonization by cyanobacteria.jpg
File:Cyanobacterial symbionts of Ornithocercus dinoflagellate 2.png
Cyanobacterial symbionts of Ornithocercus...
File:Cyanobacteria in symbiosis with a diatom.png
Cyanobacteria in symbiosis with a diatom.png
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