Scientists believe that green algae, Chlorophyta, are the ancestors of land plants. Volvox, a green algae, gives us a clue to this progression in plant form because, as seen here

above statement is not a true statement about the open ocean because the open ocean has low levels of nutrients. most of the photosynthetic activity on earth occurs in the open ocean within the photic zone. organisms in the deep ocean are exposed to frigid temperatures and total darkness but it does not begin at the low-tide mark.