AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ENERGY FLOW AND THE FOOD CHAIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A food web is a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains. TRUE or FALSE
A
TRUE
B
FALSE
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -So, the correct answer is ‘True’.

Detailed explanation-2: -The interlocking pattern of various food chains is referred as food web. Q. Food webs consist of many interconnected food chains and a realistic representation of feeding relationships in ecosystems.

Detailed explanation-3: -The organisms of the food chain will be connected together, illustrating the interdependence within the ecosystem. The ecosystem food chains will be displayed together to represent the Earth.

Detailed explanation-4: -A food web is made up of interconnected food chains. Most communities include various populations of producer organisms which are eaten by any number of consumer populations. The green crab, for example, is a consumer as well as a decomposer.

Detailed explanation-5: -In a food web, changes in the population of one organism have an effect on the populations of other organisms. This is called interdependence.

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