Question
Distinguish between :
Food chain and Food web
Food chain and Food web
✓
Answer
| S.No. | Food Chain | Food Web |
| 1. | Food web is a sequence in which energy is transferred in the form of food from one organism to another in a community. | 1. Many food chains are interconnected with each other forming a food web. In this organisms have many alternative ways to get food. |
| 2. | The number of organisms is limited in food chain. | 2. The number of organisms is relatively more or unlimited. |
| 3. | The organism of one trophic level connects with the organism of another trophic level. | 3. An organism can be used as food by organisms of more than one food chain. Example : |
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