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Chapter 23, Problem 22RQ
Which of the following is not a way that piotists contribute to the food web?
- They fix carbon into organic molecules
- They occupy the apex producer niche
- They enter symbiotic relationships with animals
- They recycle nutrients back into the carbon and nitrogen cycles.
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