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In an Ecosystem Which Would Have a Larger Population, Producers or Primary Consumers?? Explain.

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Producers, because according to food pyramid, only 10% of energy is passed onto the next layer, where the other 90 is passed off as heat, so there must be more producer in order to sustain the ecosystem.
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