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Author: Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark
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Chapter 46, Problem 15RQ
In the English Channel ecosystem, the number of primary producers is smaller than the number of primary consumers because.___________
- the apex consumers have a low turnover rate
- the primary producers have a low turnover rate
- the primary producers have a high turnover rate
- the primary consumers have a high turnover rate
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