UPSC Prelims 2025 · GS Paper 1 · Q40

Environment

Medium · Biosphere / Oxygen cycle

With reference to the Earth's oxygen production, consider the following statements:

1. Tropical rainforests, not oceans, are the largest single source of the planet's atmospheric oxygen.

2. Marine phytoplankton are estimated to contribute roughly half of the oxygen produced on Earth.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?