foodweb
Who eats whom
A food web is the network of feeding relationships in an ecosystem—who eats whom.
Unlike a simple food chain, a food web captures the complexity of nature, where most organisms have multiple predators and prey: The collapse of one species can ripple through the entire food web.
Also spelled as two words: food web.
Relating to feeding
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- preyAnimal being hunted
- producerOne who makes things
consumer · decomposer · biomass · energy flow · apex predator · herbivore · carnivore · omnivore
Sudden structural failure
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- invasive speciesHarmful non-native organism
- overfishingUnsustainable marine harvest
- bioaccumulationPollutant concentration in tissues
biomagnification · DDT · mercury · pesticides · pollution · imbalance · decline · overhunting
Interconnected system
- interconnectedJoined in multiple ways
- linksThings that connect
- nodesPoints of connection
- chainLinked segments forming length
pyramid · cascade · complexity · arrows · levels · pathways · connections · branching
trophic
Relating to feeding
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- preyAnimal being hunted
producer · consumer · decomposer · biomass · energy flow · apex predator · herbivore · carnivore · omnivore · detritivore
collapse
Sudden structural failure
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- invasive speciesHarmful non-native organism
- overfishingUnsustainable marine harvest
bioaccumulation · biomagnification · DDT · mercury · pesticides · pollution · imbalance · decline · overhunting · habitat loss
network
Interconnected system
- interconnectedJoined in multiple ways
- linksThings that connect
- nodesPoints of connection
chain · pyramid · cascade · complexity · arrows · levels · pathways · connections · branching · hierarchy
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