Q. A food web is more realistic than a food chain for showing the feeding relationships in an ecosystem because
A) It compares the number of consumers to the number of microorganisms in an ecosystem
B) Food chains use only a small sampling of organisms
C) A food web explains why there are more producers than consumers
D) Producers are usually eaten by many different consumers and most consumers are eaten by more than one predator
Explanation
Food webs are more realistic because they show that the producers are usually eaten by many different consumers and most consumers are eaten by more than one predator
Reviewed by Dr. Abubacker
Physics Educator & NEET/JEE Specialist
Ph.D. in Physics with 19+ years of teaching experience.