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Chromists play a relatively small role in marine ecosystems.

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False.

Chromists include major marine groups (notably diatoms and brown algae) that are primary producers and ecosystem engineers—diatoms drive much of oceanic primary production and food webs, and brown algae form kelp forests—so they play a large, not small, role.