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Why are there no more than four or five links in a food chain?

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Answer:

It is rare to find food chains that have more than four or five links

Step-by-step explanation:

significant energy is lost between each successive trophic level.

because the loss of energy limits length of food chain are only four links in the food chain

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User TheDrot
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At that point in time there are no larger predators

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