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Define food c...
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Define food chain
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Food chain may be defined as the sequential arrangement of producer and consumers of a particular ecosystem where
eating and being eaten takes place.
The flow of nutrients and energy from one organism to another at different trophic levels forms a food chain.
Example: Grass ⇢ grasshopper ⇢ frog ⇢ snake ⇢ eagle.
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