In temperate ecosystems, plants are the bottom of the food chain, and microbes in the soil feed on them, providing food for larger soil organisms, such as nematodes, mites and earthworms.
(plants; are; the bottom of the food chain, and microbes in the soil feed on them; L:In temperate ecosystems)
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the bottom of the food chain, and microbes in the soil feed on them L:In temperate ecosystems