Assertion: plankton | /r/HasProperty | carbonate pump
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text: It is the part of the oceanic carbon cycle responsible for the cycling of organic matter formed mainly by phytoplankton during photosynthesis (soft-tissue pump), as well as the cycling of calcium carbonate (CaCO 3 ) formed into shells by certain organisms such as plankton and mollusks (carbonate pump).