Context: Below is a food web from an ocean ecosystem in Monterey Bay, off the coast of California.
A food web models how the matter eaten by organisms moves through an ecosystem. The arrows in a food web represent how matter moves between organisms in an ecosystem.
In this food web, which organism contains matter that eventually moves to the bat star?
A. sea cucumber
B. sea otter
C. phytoplankton
Pick the correct answer from the listed options and provide the letter of the selected option.
Answer: C