Question

below is a food web from an ocean ecosystem in monterey bay, off the coast of california. which two of the following organisms are producers in this food web? bat star, phytoplankton, orca, zooplankton, kelp

Explanation:

Producers in an ecosystem are organisms that can make their own food, usually through photosynthesis (like plants or algae) or chemosynthesis. Phytoplankton are microscopic photosynthetic organisms, and kelp is a type of seaweed that also performs photosynthesis. Bat star is a consumer (feeds on others), zooplankton are consumers (feed on phytoplankton or other plankton), and orca is a top - level consumer. So the two producers are phytoplankton and kelp.

Answer:

phytoplankton, kelp