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Question
Fill in the following blank with suitable word :
A series of organisms, each of which feeds on the next organism, the beginning of which is a green plant, is called a .............
Solution
A series of organisms, each of which feeds on the next organism, the beginning of which is a green plant, is called a food chain.
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