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What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

Asked by lexipoorocks (146points) February 4th, 2010

Please tell me. I know they are different some how.

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Snarp's avatar

They’re basically the same thing, a web is just a more accurate picture in most cases.

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SeventhSense's avatar

One has spiders and one is made from popcorn.

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chucklmiller's avatar

A “chain’ is linear, while the “web” involves different branches of animals involved in the predator/prey relationship.

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