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The sea water contains water beetles, tadpole, fish and weeds.
(a) Write a food chain comprising all the given organisms.
(b) Which organisms in the food chain are (i) herbivore, and (ii) carnivores ?
(c) Which organisms are (i) predators, and (ii) prey ?
(d) Which organisms can trap solar energy to make food ?
(e) Which organism is a secondary consumer ?

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(a) Weeds `to` Tadpole `to` Water beetles `to` Fish (b) (i) Tadpole (ii) Water beetles ; Fish (c) (i) Water beetles; Fish (ii) Tadpole; Water beetles (d) Weed (e) Water beetles
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