(4) Phytoplanktons Explanation: Most of Earth's oxygen comes from tiny ocean plants - called phytoplankton - that live near the water's surface and drift with the currents. Like all plants, they photosynthesize - that is, they use sun-light and carbon dioxide to make food. Scientists believe that phytoplankton contribute between 50 to 85 percent of the oxygen in Earth's atinctspbere (National Geographic)