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How are food chains and food webs alike and different?

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A food web is full of many food chains. But a food chain has only one way. Example for FOOD CHAINS: A food web shows many different paths. Example for FOOD CHAIN: A hawk eats snake,which eats frog,which eats grasshopper,which eats grass.Hope this helps!
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alike: both related to food and what is consumed to "move" onto the next

different: a food web has many different chains, food chain is whats in the food web and only follows one path

thats as best as i can describe in my own words, hope this help
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