Chapter 5.2, Problem 2MI

Summary Introduction

To determine:

Definition of food web.

Introduction:

Food is the major source for the survival on this planet. A food web operates in step with taste and food preferences of the organisms at each trophic level. However, the supply of food source and other compulsions are equally important.

Explanation of Solution

Food web is an organization of natural pecking orders which become interconnected at different trophic levels to frame various taking care of associations among the various living beings of a biotic network. It is intended for expanding the dependability of an environment by giving substitute wellspring of food and permitting the imperiled populace to fill in size.

Characteristics of food web:

• It is more real than food chain.
• It consists of variety of food chains interlinked at various trophic levels.
• It isn't straight. The component food chains don't run parallel.
• Food web provides variety of alternate foods to consumers.
• Feedback checks operate in food webs that keep the populations of various species nearly constant.

  

Fig. Food web