I WONDER - What Is A Food Web?

A food web is a network of interconnected food chains within an ecosystem. Each organism is part of multiple food chains, which represent potential paths for energy and nutrients. Food chains vary in length but are always sequential steps without overlap.

What does a food web consist of?

• Only the shortest food chain

• A single food chain

• All interconnected food chains in an ecosystem

• Only the longest food chain

How many food chains can a living thing be part of in an ecosystem?

• None

• Only one

• Two

• Many

What is a food chain?

• A path for energy and nutrients

• A type of ecosystem

• A group of predators

• A single organism

What is true about the length of food chains?

• They are always the same length

• They are always long

• They can vary in length

• They are always short

What is a unique feature of food chains?

• They are circular

• They are a series of steps

• They are random

• They overlap with each other