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ahrayia [7]
3 years ago
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Why are food chains usually no more than 4 organisms long

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lisov135 [29]3 years ago
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The other organisms in the food chain are consumers – they all get their energy and biomass by consuming (eating) other organisms. Most food chains are quite short, and they rarely consist of more than four steps. This is because a lot of energy is lost at each step.
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