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What is the difference between food chain and food web?

A food chain is a single linear feeding sequence; a food web is many interconnected chains showing all feeding relationships.

A food chain is a single linear feeding sequence; a food web is many interconnected chains showing all feeding relationships. A reliable way to keep them apart is to focus on what each one is defined by, not just the similar-sounding words.

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food chain vs food web

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