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Functioning ecosystems and succession — Question 11

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QUESTION 11

Which organism occupies both the second and third trophic levels in the food web?

Biology diagram for BIO26-ORIG-011
(A)
Algae
(B)
Grazing snails
(C)
Insect larvae
(D)
None of the organisms shown
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