Principles of Biology
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ISBN: 9781260081848
Author: Robert Brooker
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Higher Education (us)
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The series of organisms eating one and being eaten by others is calledthe food chain. In other words, the passing of food, over herbivores to carnivores or omnivores from the plants, is stated as the food chain. Food chains may be simple or complex.
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