Question

What is food chain and food web?

Answer 1

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Food web :-

Food web is a network of food chains which become interconnected at various tropic level so as to form a number of feeding connections amongst different organism of a biotic community .

Food chain :-


In an ecosystem all living organisms are linked in a systematic chain with respect to their mode of manufacturing food habits . Such a chain is called food chain .

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Answer 2

                                Food Chain

⇒ The process of transfer of energy from producers through a series of organism to consumers is known as food chain.

⇒ In nature, there are two types of food chains :-

• Grazing food chain starts with green plants, which are eaten by herbivores, which in turn eaten by carnivores.

• Detritus food chain starts with death organic matter acted upon by decomposers.

                                    Food Web

⇒ Various food chain are interconnected with each other forming an interlocked system, which is known as food web.

⇒ Food web are very important in maintaining equilibrium of ecosystem.