Question

Which best describes a food web?
A.
a less complex food chain that shows how producers gain their energy from the Sun

B.
a more complex food chain that shows how organisms are able to digest their nutrients

C.
a combination of food chains that show how organisms interact to get their required energy and matter

D.
a single food chain that shows how organisms interact to get their required energy and matte

Answer 1

C

A food web is a network (combination) of interconnected food chains that shows the feeding relationships among organisms and how energy and matter flow through an ecosystem. Options A and D describe single chains, and B incorrectly focuses on digestion rather than feeding relationships.