Definition of food chain

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food chain

The term 'food chain' as it applies to the area of reclamation can be defined as ' A succession of organisms in a community in which food energy is transferred from one organism to another as each consumes a lower member and, in turn, is consumed by a higher member'.

The term 'food chain' as it applies to the area of carbon dioxide can be defined as ' A sequence of organisms, each of which uses the next lower member of the sequence as a food source'.

The term 'food chain' as it applies to the area of Earth observation can be defined as ' A sequence of organisms, each of which uses the next lower member of the sequence as a food source'.


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