Phytoplankton are a diverse group of unicellular organisms that are neither plants nor animals. Phytoplankton use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and nutrients to live and grow. Do you think phytoplankton are producers, consumers, or decomposers? Explain your reasoning.

Identify one disadvantage to each of the following models of electron configuration: -dot structures -arrow and line diagrams -written electron configurations type in your answer below. (answer) -dot structures do not show the distribution of electrons in orbitals and take up a lot of space. -arrow and line diagrams take up a lot of space and make it difficult to count electrons. -written configurations make it easy to lose count of electrons and do not show the distribution of electrons in orbitals.