Which is a weakness of traditional food webs when they are applied to complex ecological problems?

Question 12 options:

A food web does not represent all the links in an actual ecosystem.

Food webs do not account for non-native species in the environment.

The many food chains of a food web make it too complicated to use.

Trophic levels are not taken into account when creating a food web.

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Clarence Dodson

26 December, 16:52

Which is a weakness of traditional food webs when they are applied to complex ecological problems?

Question 12 options:

A food web does not represent all the links in an actual ecosystem.

Food webs do not account for non-native species in the environment.

The many food chains of a food web make it too complicated to use.

Trophic levels are not taken into account when creating a food web.

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Jovanny Summers · Answer 1

The correct option is A) A food web does not represent all the links in an actual ecosystem.

Explanation:

A food web can be described as a combination of different food chains. A food chain can be described as a diagram which shows what eats what in a linear order.

Food chains and food webs will only show what is eating what in an ecosystem. They are unable to show other links between organisms. Like a food web will not be able to tell us about the population of certain predators or preys. They will not tell bout the energy transferred when one organism will eat another.