Food Webs Biology Energy in Ecosystems Food Webs Questions What herbivores live in the rainforest? How do herbivores differ from carnivores? How can herbivores be a predator? What are some examples of herbivores? What is a food web? Can decomposers and parasites be included in food webs and food chains? What is the difference between a food chain, a food web, and an energy pyramid? How do decomposers fit into the food web? Why are ocean food chains longer than land food chains? How would you describe the role of a producer in a food chain? What is the position of elephants in a food chain? How many food chains make up the food web? Question #62c74 Why is a food web a more realistic representation of a community as compared to a food chain? What is the role of plant-like plankton in the marine food web? Which is larger: A food web or food chain? Which represents an ecosystem better: A food chain or food web? Why? Who's a rabbits producer? How would a food web be affected if a species disappeared from an ecosystem? Question #1d904 Why do food webs require a continual input of energy from the Sun? Question #76f1b What is the difference between a food web and a food chain? Question #2013a Why is a food web a more realistic way of portraying an ecosystem than a food chain? Where do producers get the carbon to make sugars and starches? Question #21fca What are ecologists trying to figure out by using food webs? How can you trace an animal's trophic level on a food web? Question #22c3b Which consume organic matter? Decomposers, heterotrophs, or carnivores? Predators are prudent In nature .justify the statement? What is the difference between parasites and predators? Do we say mode of nutrition in herbivores to be herbivorous or herbivore? Energy in Ecosystems View all chapters Community Food Chains Efficiency of Producers and Consumers Productivity Energy Input and Output on Earth Food Webs Prev