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Phytoplankton are microscopic photosynthesizing organisms that typically live in the upper layers of the ocean. What trophic level do phytoplankton belong to?

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Primary producers

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Phytoplankton belong to the primary producers trophic level. Beings of the other levels gain energy from phytoplankton. Phytoplankton are also capable of transforming inorganic carbon into protoplasm.

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