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(a) What is a food chain ? Give one example of a simple food chain.

(b) What is a ‘food web’ ? Show its formation.

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(a) The sequence of living organisms in a community in which one organism consumes other  organisms to transfer food energy is called a food chain. The simple food chain operating in  grass land is:

(b) The interconnected food chains operating in an ecosystem which establish a network of  relationships between various species is called a food web.

In this food web, we can see a network of numerous pathways along which the food flows within grass land community. This food web starts from the plants which is producer and end in top carnivore hawk.

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