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Trophic chain

synonymous with the food chain. At the bottom of the food chain are autotrophs, which produce organic matter from inorganic matter (plants for example), followed by primary consumers, herbivores. Next come the predators and finally, the decomposers or detritivores. Each species in a food chain depends on the previous species for its survival.

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