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Re:Scientists Found a 'Leak' in Photosynthesis That Could Be... by tfussell on Sunday April 02, 2023 @07:41PM (#35416624)
These are called trophic levels https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trophic_level
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Re:Scientists Found a 'Leak' in Photosynthesis That Could Be... by TeMPOraL on Sunday April 02, 2023 @07:50PM (#35416691)
D'oh! Thanks, I completely forgot that this is literally what makes a food chain a food chain.
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Re:Scientists Found a 'Leak' in Photosynthesis That Could Be... by SomewhatLikely on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @12:01AM (#35434887)
Hmm, if you had a species of vultures that only fed on apex predators would that give them a higher trophic level? Or what about bacteria that only eat human flesh? It's wild to think of a bacteria at the top of the chain. Does it count if you only partially eat the victim and don't kill them?
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