Question

Why is a food chain a more limited representation of the flow of energy through an ecosystem than a food web?

a.
A food chain has limitations with the organisms involved.

b.
A food chain shows only a single pathway of energy.

c.
A food chain shows multiple pathways of energy.

d.
A food chain shows all the organisms.

Answer 1

B.) A food chain shows only a single pathway of energy.

Remember that food web are made out of lots of food chains combine. Food chain is only one pathway.