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On a food web diagram, seagrass is labeled as a primary producer, and a manatee is labeled as a primary consumer. What is the reason for this difference?

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Secondary consumers are higher in the food web because they eat primary consumers
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The seagrass is a freshwater plant which is consumed primarily by manatees.

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