Key Stage 3
Meaning
A food web is a diagram made from many food chains linked together.
About Food Webs
- Food webs always start with a producer.
- The arrows in a food web always point from the food to the animal that eats it.
Examples
These two food chains can be combined into a food web.
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| This a food web has trees, grass and bushes as producers at the bottom and Lions and Vultures as the top carnivores.
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| This a food web has seaweed and phytoplankton as producers at the bottom and Blue Whales and Killer Whales as the top carnivores.
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Key Stage 4
Meaning
A food web is a diagram which shows the feeding relationship between many organisms in a community.
About Food Webs
- Food webs always begin with the first trophic level (a producer).
- The arrows in a food web always show the direction of energy transfer between the trophic levels.
