AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A food web consists of all the food chains in a single ecosystem. Each living thing in an ecosystem is part of multiple food chains. Each food chain is one possible path that energy and nutrients may take as they move through the ecosystem.

Detailed explanation-2: -Food chain is a linear sequence of organisms which starts from producer organisms and ends with decomposer species. Food web is a connection of multiple food chains. Food chain follows a single path whereas food web follows multiple paths.

Detailed explanation-3: -Level 1: Plants (producers) Level 2: Animals that eat plants or herbivores (primary consumers) Level 3: Animals that eat herbivores (secondary consumers, carnivores)

Detailed explanation-4: -To Summarize A food chain is a basic network that shows the linear flow of nutrients and energy from one trophic level to another. A food web is a multitude of interconnected food chains at many trophic levels. Furthermore, a food web accurately represents all the various food chains that exist in an ecosystem.