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food chain
a series of steps in which transfer energy by eating or being eaten
phytoplankton
a primary producer that is floating algae
food web
network of feeding interactions
*system of food chains*
zooplankton
a diverse, small group of swimming animals
*usually the base of an aquatic food web/chain*
trophic level
each different step a food chain/web
*first line is made up of only primary producers*
ecological pyramids
show the relative amount of energy or matter contained within each trophic level in a given food chain or food web
*pyramids of biomass, energy, and numbers*
biomass
the total amount of living tissue within a given trophic level
*usually measured in grams of organic mass per unit area*
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