A linear trophic energy-transfer sequence progresses strictly from a primary producer, through successive single-step consumer levels, to a top predator, without branching or skipping trophic levels.
Fragillaria (a diatom, primary producer) is consumed by oil sardine (a planktivorous filter-feeding fish), which is in turn consumed by squid (a predatory cephalopod), which...
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