the most common ate bottom link is phytoplankton
ALGEA
The first link in the ocean food chain is phytoplankton. These microscopic organisms convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis and serve as the primary producers of the ocean ecosystem. Phytoplankton are then consumed by zooplankton, which are in turn eaten by small fish, and the food chain continues from there.
I forget what it is called but it is a type of plankton
Bacteria!
a plant
Plankton
bacteria
Think it was grass
The first level of a food chain should always be a producer of some sort, such as a tree or plant. It is the start of the food chain - and without it, the entire food chain would fall apart and into pieces; as it would disrupt the order of the levels in a food chain.
because it needs a lot of energy to get the food chain to cycle.
The second link in a food chain is typically referred to as the primary consumer, which feeds on the producer (first link) and is then consumed by the secondary consumer.
dinoflagellates