Complete the paragraph
Fill in the blanks by selecting the correct word from the bracket and complete the given paragraph.
(plants, animals, trophic, apex, decomposer,energy, phytoplanktons, carbon, nitrogen,increases, primary, decreases)
Each level of the food chain is called a_______level. The amount of matter and energy gradually________ from producers to consumers. After the death of________consumers, their energy becomes available to________ which decompose bodies of dead animals and convert them into simple compounds. These compounds are then incorporated into the food chain by _______.