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food chain
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series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten
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phytoplankton
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photosynthetic algae found near the face of the ocean
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food web
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network of complex interactions formed by feeding relations between organisms
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zooplankton
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small, free-floating animals that form part of plankton
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trophic level
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each step in a food chain or web
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ecological pyramid
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illustration of relative amounts of energy of matter contained within each trophic level
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biomass
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total amount of living tissue with a given trophic level
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