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Food Chain (Topical Term)
Used for/see from:
- Food Web
- Parasite Chain
- Predator Chain
- Saprophytic Chain
- n: Chain, Food
- n: Chain, Parasite
- n: Chain, Predator
- n: Chain, Saprophytic
- n: Chains, Food
- n: Chains, Parasite
- n: Chains, Predator
- n: Chains, Saprophytic
- n: Food Chains
- n: Food Webs
- n: Parasite Chains
- n: Predator Chains
- n: Saprophytic Chains
- n: Web, Food
- n: Webs, Food
The sequence of transfers of matter and energy from organism to organism in the form of FOOD. Food chains intertwine locally into a food web because most organisms consume more than one type of animal or plant. PLANTS, which convert SOLAR ENERGY to food by PHOTOSYNTHESIS, are the primary food source. In a predator chain, a plant-eating animal is eaten by a larger animal. In a parasite chain, a smaller organism consumes part of a larger host and may itself be parasitized by smaller organisms. In a saprophytic chain, microorganisms live on dead organic matter.
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