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which organism in this food web would you expect to have the greatest amount of biomass if a biomass pyramid was created for this ecosystem?
In a food web, the producer (autotroph) typically has the greatest biomass in a biomass pyramid because it forms the base, supporting all other trophic levels. Kelp is the producer here, converting sunlight to energy and being consumed by primary consumers like sea urchin and kelp crab. Higher trophic levels (consumers) rely on lower levels, so producers have more biomass.
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