Question

Describe the difference between a food chain and a food web.(1 point)

Responses

A food chain represents at least two pathways of matter transfer from primary consumer to secondary consumer. A food web contains only one pathway and only includes producers.

A food chain contains herbivores only. A food web contains herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores.

A food chain does not contain decomposers. A food web contains at least one decomposer.

A food chain represents one possible pathway that energy and matter can take in an ecosystem. A food web contains multiple, interconnected food chains.

Answer 1

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Overall, the main difference between a food chain and a food web is that a food chain is a linear sequence of organisms where each is eaten by the next, while a food web is a more complex, interconnected network of multiple food chains within an ecosystem.