The food chain is the order of events in an ecosystem, where one organism eats another and gets eaten by the other. Producers, consumers and decomposers make up a food chain. The food web is an interconnected network of many food chains. As multiple interconnecting food chains form a food web, therefore a food web also consists of producers, consumers and decomposers.
So, the correct answer is option D.
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The food web consists of:
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Food webs consist of many interconnected food chains and a realistic representation of feeding relationships in ecosystems.
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With reference to food webs in ecosystems, consider the following statements:
1. Food web represents feeding relationships within a community
2. Food web offers an important tool for investigating the ecological interactions that define energy flows and predator-prey relationship
3. A food web consists of a number of food chains meshed up together.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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In the above given food web, identify the secondary consumers and select the correct option.
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Consider the following statements about food webs:
1. One organism can consume multiple organisms and can itself be consumed by multiple organisms.
2. Food web represents reality more closely than the food chain.