Concepts of Biology
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ISBN: 9781938168116
Author: Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise
Publisher: OpenStax College
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Chapter 20, Problem 4RQ
The producer in an ocean grazing food web is usually a _____.
a. plant
b. animal
c.
d. plankton
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