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3 years ago

Why are there more producers than nutrients? (In an ecosystem, more specifically, regarding trophic levels.)

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1 answer:

Anna71 [15]3 years ago

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Explanation:

any step in a nutritive series, or food chain, of an ecosystem dead organisms and waste materials into nutrients usable by the producers

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