BIOLOGY: ESSENTIALS >LL< W/ CONNECT
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Chapter 19, Problem 8MCQ
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Introduction:
A linear order of feeding habits of species is called a food chain. Each organism is placed at a particular position which is called the trophic level. However, in general, there are three types of organism: producers, consumers, and decomposers.
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BIOLOGY: ESSENTIALS >LL< W/ CONNECT
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