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Give two differences between food chain and food web.
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| Food chain | Food web |
| The sequence of living organisms in a community in which one organism consumes another for the transfer of food energy is called a food chain. | The inter-connected food chains operating in an ecosystem, which establish relationships among various species, make up a food web. |
| It represents a unidirectional flow of energy. | It represents the numerous pathways along which food energy flows. |
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