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PLEASE HELP PLEASE HELP Describe the difference between a food chain and a food web.(1 point)

A food chain represents at least two pathways of matter transfer from primary consumer to secondary consumer. A food web contains only one pathway and only includes producers.
A food chain represents at least two pathways of matter transfer from primary consumer to secondary consumer. A food web contains only one pathway and only includes producers.

A food chain does not contain decomposers. A food web contains at least one decomposer.
A food chain does not contain decomposers. A food web contains at least one decomposer.

A food chain represents one possible pathway that energy and matter can take in an ecosystem. A food web contains multiple, interconnected food chains.
A food chain represents one possible pathway that energy and matter can take in an ecosystem. A food web contains multiple, interconnected food chains.

A food chain contains herbivores only. A food web contains herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores.

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D there can be more than one path that is why it isn’t C
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While a food chain shows one possible pathway, a food web shows how energy and matter can be transferred through multiple pathways in an ecosystem. So the answer is : food chain represents one possible pathway that energy and matter can take in an ecosystem. A food web contains multiple, interconnected food chains.

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