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- limpets are small animals with shells.
limpets attach to rocks on sea shores.
figure 1 shows limpets on rocks.
(a) limpets eat algae.
limpets are prey for crabs.
give the food chain for algae, crabs and limpets.
students estimated the population of limpets on a sea shore.
the students were given a square quadrat.
figure 2 shows the quadrat.
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Part (a)
A food chain shows the flow of energy from producers to consumers. Algae are producers (they make their own food via photosynthesis). Limpets eat algae, so limpets are primary consumers. Crabs eat limpets, so crabs are secondary consumers. So the food chain is algae → limpets → crabs.
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algae → limpets → crabs