Unraveling the Food Chain

A food chain is a linear network of links in a food web that represents the transfer of energy and nutrients from one organism to another.

A food chain follows a direct, linear pathway of one animal at a time, while a food web shows the complex network of different animals' feeding relations.

Producer organisms, such as grass or algae, produce their own food through photosynthesis and form the base of a food chain.

<p>Apex predator species, like grizzly bears or killer whales, are at the top of the food chain and have no predators.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Food chain length is a metric used to quantify food web trophic structure. It represents the number of links between organisms in a food chain.</p> Signup and view all the answers