web of life
All living things linked
The web of life is the interconnected network of all living things—the idea that organisms depend on one another through food chains, symbiosis, and shared ecosystems.
Pull one thread and others feel the tension: Pesticides don't just kill pests; they ripple through the whole web of life.
The phrase emphasizes ecological interdependence over viewing species in isolation.
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- interconnectedJoined in multiple ways
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- natureInherent quality or disposition
- natural worldNon-artificial environment and organisms
delicate balance · balance · cycle · food chain · symbiosis · interdependence · threads · woven · tapestry · organisms · living systems · habitat · predator · prey · delicate · species · coral reef · rainforest
- connectionslink, links, connect, connection, tie
- Natural Orderbalance, harmony, equilibrium, cycles, order
- ecoethicsbiocentrism, intrinsic value, stewardship, environmental stewardship, environmental justice
- nature termsecosystem, seed, root, branch, climate
web of lifeatomism
Discrete particles compose everything
disconnection · monoculture · environmental degradation · reductionism
web of lifelifelessness
Quality of having no animation
death · extinction · dead zone · mass extinction · sterility
web of lifechaos
Complete disorder and confusion
disorder · simplicity · randomness · entropy · primordial soup
web, webs, webbed, webbing, life, lives, live, lived, lively