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What are the effects of sunlight on the aquatic life inhabiting in the Mississippi river ?

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The sunlight helps the autotrophs carry out photosynthesis, through which they oxygenate the water and remove carbon dioxide. They also make the first trophic level, meaning that all other organisms survive due to the energy captured from sunlight.
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