4. How are food webs different to

Tood webs different to food chains? Explain why food webs are more

useful.

A food web consists of many food chains. A food chain only follows just one path as animals find food. For example, a hawk eats a snake, which has eaten a frog, which has eaten a grasshopper, which has eaten grass. A food web shows the many different paths plants and animals are connected. Food webs are more useful because they consist of many interconnected food chains and are more realistic representation of consumption relationships in ecosystems.

Food webs are made up of food chains.