The Base of the Food Web in the Open Ocean

question 95

Multiple Choice

The base of the food web in the open ocean and the bottom beneath the open ocean is:

• A) algae.
• B) seagrasses.
• C) chemosynthetic bacteria.
• D) phytoplankton.
• E) detritus.

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