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Question
which organism could occupy the tertiary consumer trophic level in a marine food chain?
blue crab
oyster
phytoplankton
zooplankton
Brief Explanations
Phytoplankton are primary - producers. Zooplankton are primary - consumers. Oysters are usually filter - feeders and can be primary or secondary consumers. Blue crabs are predators that can eat other smaller animals and occupy the tertiary consumer trophic level in a marine food chain.
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