When Describing Food Webs, the Term "Everything Is Connected to Everything

question 21

Multiple Choice

When describing food webs, the term "everything is connected to everything" is fitting. Why?

• A)Decomposers break down organic material from all organisms.
• B)Animals in an ecosystem share resources.
• C)Producers are always at the first trophic level.
• D)Each species in a food web is typically two links away from all other species.
• E)Extinction of any species in a food web has a very low potential impact on other species.

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