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Describe why food webs usually are better models for explaining energy flow than food chains.
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A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another. In a food chain, each organism occupies a specific trophic level or position in the chain, from primary producers to various levels of consumers, Show more…
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