The Difference Between a Food Chain and a Food Web

question 8

Multiple Choice

The difference between a food chain and a food web is that ________________.

• A) a food web only includes a single line of species consuming other organisms among trophic levels
• B) a food chain always shows how much energy is passed from one organism to the next
• C) producers are the first species in a food web, while secondary consumers begin a food chain
• D) a food web shows interactions between all the species of a community, instead of just a single line of energy transfer among trophic levels
• E) There is no difference between a food chain and a food web.

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