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Which of the following limits the number of trophic levels in a food chain ?

A

insufficient food supply from producer level

B

decrease in energy at higher trophic levels

C

increase in the number of organisms at higher trophic levels

D

accumulation of harmful chemicals at higher trophic levels

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