food chain mutualism

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• Consumer (food chain) — Spotted hyenas eating a dead Impala. Hyenas are one example of a consumer. Consumers are organisms of an ecological food chain that receive their energy by consuming other organisms. These organisms are formally referred to as heterotrophs, which …   Wikipedia

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• Microbial food web — The microbial food web refers the combined trophic interactions among microbes in aquatic environments. These microbes include viruses, bacteria, algae, heterotrophic protists (such as ciliates and flagellates). In aquatic environments, microbes… …   Wikipedia

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• Trophic level — First trophic level The plants in this image, and the algae and phytoplankton in the lake, are primary producers. They take nutrients from the soil or the water, and manufacture their own food by photosynthesis, using energy from the sun. The… …   Wikipedia

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