Food chain and food web

Question

Discuss the difference between concepts of the food chain and the food web.

Answer 1

The chain concept is defined as a theoretical model for studying the energy flux within the ecosystems. Actually, within an ecosystem organisms are considered as the part of different interconnected food chains, making a food web. Thus, the chain refers to a theoretical linear sequence and web is more realistic representation of the nature where the food chains interconnect making a web.

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