Concept information
Preferred term
food chain
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Topic
Definition
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The transfer of food energy from the initial source in plants through a series of organisms by repeated eating and being eaten. "Food chains" are not isolated sequences but are interconnected with one another. The interlocking pattern is often spoken of as the food web.
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In other languages
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Spanish
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/40864
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