Food Chains and Food Webs: Interactive Learning Quizzes for Fifth Grade Science

Question 1

Which is an example of an animal eating another?

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A lion and a zebra

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Grass and a grasshopper

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Bacteria and an apple

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A tree and a squirrel

Question 2

In a food web, which of these is a living thing?

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Plants

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Air

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Water

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Heat

Question 3

Which of the following is a typical example of a food chain?

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Grass -> Grasshopper -> Snake

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Grass -> Grasshopper -> Mushroom

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Grass -> Mushroom -> Snake

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Mushroom -> Snake -> Grasshopper

Question 4

What is the term for the interconnected relationships between organisms in an ecosystem?

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Food web

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Energy pyramid

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Trophic cascade

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Ecological niche

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a component of a typical food chain?

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Abiotic factor

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Producer

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Consumer

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Decomposer

Question 6

What is the main purpose of a food web?

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To show the flow of energy in an ecosystem

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To identify the most important species in an ecosystem

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To control the population of certain species

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To predict the impact of human activities on an ecosystem

Question 7

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

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A food chain is a straight line, while a food web is like a tangled web.

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A food web is a straight line, while a food chain is like a tangled web.

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A food chain only has producers, while a food web includes consumers and decomposers.

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A food web only has consumers, while a food chain includes producers and decomposers.

Question 8

What could happen to an ecosystem if an important animal is taken away?

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The whole ecosystem might fall apart.

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Other animals might become more common.

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The food chain will become stronger.

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Nothing will happen to the ecosystem.

Question 9

Which part of a food chain eats other living things?

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Consumer

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Producer

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Decomposer

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Predator

Question 10

In a food chain, which comes first: the thing that makes its own food or the thing that eats it?

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Producer, then consumer

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Consumer, then producer

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Decomposer, then producer

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Producer, then decomposer

Question 11

What do decomposers do in a food chain?

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Break down waste and dead things

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Make their own food

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Are always at the top

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Only eat plants

Question 12

What do the top animals in a food web do?

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Keep the number of other animals in check

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Eat the producers directly

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Break down waste

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Make food for others

Question 13

Which of these is an example of a keystone species?

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Coral

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Bacteria

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Grass

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Fish

Question 14

What is the job of a producer in a food chain?

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Makes its own food

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Eats other organisms

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Breaks down dead plants and animals

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Provides shelter for other organisms

Question 15

Which organism in the food chain below is a secondary consumer?

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Snake

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Grass

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Grasshopper

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Hawk

Question 16

What is a special benefit of food webs?

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They show how all the living things in an ecosystem are connected

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They keep ecosystems in balance

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They give us food

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They stop diseases from spreading

Question 17

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

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A food chain is a straight line, while a food web is branched

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A food web is a straight line, while a food chain is branched

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They are the same

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A food chain shows all feeding relationships, while a food web only shows a few

Question 18

What is the main source of energy for most food chains and food webs?

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The sun

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The moon

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Plants

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Animals

Question 19

Why are food chains and food webs essential?

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They keep ecosystems healthy

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They give us food

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They control the Earth's temperature

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They create oxygen

Question 20

Which of these is a living thing that makes its own food using sunlight?

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Grass

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Rabbit

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Fox

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Vulture

Question 21

What do animals that eat other animals do in a food web?

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Eat other animals

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Eat plants

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Break down dead plants and animals

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Provide energy for the sun

Question 22

Which animal in a food chain is at the top, with no natural predators?

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Lion

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Grass

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Deer

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Bacteria

Question 23

How does energy move through a food web?

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From plants to animals to decomposers

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From animals to plants to decomposers

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From decomposers to plants to animals

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From decomposers to animals to plants

Question 24

Which of these is NOT a type of food chain?

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Symbiotic food chain

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Grazing food chain

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Detritus food chain

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Parasitic food chain

Question 25

What is the name for living things that break down dead plants and animals?

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Decomposers

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Producers

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Consumers

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Predators

Question 26

Which of these is the job of consumers in a food web?

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To eat other living things

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To break down dead organisms

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To produce their own food

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To recycle nutrients

Question 27

How do decomposers help keep an ecosystem balanced?

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By breaking down dead organisms

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By producing oxygen

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By consuming producers

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By absorbing sunlight

Question 28

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

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Food chains are simple and food webs are complex

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Food chains are complex and food webs are simple

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They are both simple

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They are both complex

Question 29

Which of these is an example of a food chain in the ocean?

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Phytoplankton -> Zooplankton -> Small fish -> Large fish

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Grass -> Rabbit -> Fox

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Trees -> Deer -> Cougar

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Mushrooms -> Insects -> Birds

Question 30

Plants make their own food through photosynthesis. What are they called in a food chain?

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Producers

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Consumers

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Decomposers

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Omnivores

Question 31

In a food chain, the arrow shows how

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Energy flows through the chain

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Plants get energy from the sun

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Animals get energy from plants

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Animals get energy from other animals

Question 32

Which of these organisms break down dead plants and animals?

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Mushrooms

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Mice

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Lions

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Trees

Question 33

When a hawk eats a mouse, it is called

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Predation

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Parasitism

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Symbiosis

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Mutualism

Question 34

A food web is like

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A spider web with many different paths

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A road map showing only one way to get from A to B

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A grocery list of all the food in a store

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A diagram showing how energy moves through an ecosystem

Question 35

Where does the energy in most food chains originally come from?

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The sun

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Decomposers

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Producers

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Consumers

Question 36

How do nutrients, like nitrogen, get back into the soil?

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Through decomposition

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Through photosynthesis

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Through predation

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Through respiration

Question 37

In a food chain, what is the role of a producer?

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To make food using sunlight

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To eat other organisms

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To break down dead organisms

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To provide shelter for other organisms

Question 38

Which statement describes the role of a consumer in a food chain?

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They eat other organisms.

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They make food from sunlight.

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They break down dead organisms.

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They provide nutrients to plants.

Question 39

What is a food web?

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A diagram that shows how energy flows through an ecosystem.

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A chain of organisms that eat each other.

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A group of organisms that live in the same habitat.

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A set of organisms that compete for resources.

Question 40

What happens to the energy in a food chain as it moves from one organism to the next?

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It decreases.

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It increases.

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It stays the same.

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It reverses.

Question 41

Which of the following is an example of a balanced ecosystem?

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An ecosystem with an equal number of producers and consumers.

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An ecosystem with many producers and few consumers.

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An ecosystem with few producers and many consumers.

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An ecosystem with no producers or consumers.

Question 42

What is the main job of decomposers in a food chain?

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To break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients.

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To produce food for other organisms.

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To consume other organisms and maintain a balanced ecosystem.

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To provide shelter for other organisms.

Question 43

Which organism in a food chain produces its own food using sunlight?

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Grass

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Hawk

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Rabbit

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Snake

Question 44

Which of the following is NOT a level in a food chain?

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Quaternary consumer

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Producer

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Primary consumer

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Tertiary consumer

Question 45

Which example shows a food web?

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Grass -> Rabbit -> Hawk -> Fox

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Grass -> Rabbit -> Hawk

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Rabbit -> Hawk -> Fox

Question 46

What is the main function of decomposers in a food chain?

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Break down dead plants and animals

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Limit the number of other organisms

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Produce food for other organisms

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Consume other organisms

Question 47

How do food webs differ from food chains?

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Food webs are more complex and show multiple paths of energy flow

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Food chains are more accurate

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Food chains are more complex and show multiple paths of energy flow

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They are exactly the same