Cadenas alimenticias y Relaciones ecológicas

Rabbit

Grass

Lion

Fungus

It is stored in the consumer's biomass

It is lost as metabolic heat and waste

It is converted directly into new organisms

It is completely recycled by decomposers

A food chain shows only one path of energy flow, while a food web shows multiple interconnected paths.

A food chain includes decomposers, while a food web does not.

A food web is less complex than a food chain.

A food chain is only found in aquatic environments.

Competition

Mutualism

Predation

Commensalism

They produce energy through photosynthesis.

They feed directly on producers and transfer energy to animal biomass.

They decompose organic matter.

They feed on secondary and tertiary consumers.

In mutualism, both species benefit, while in commensalism, only one benefits and the other is unaffected.

In mutualism, one species benefits and the other is harmed, while in commensalism, both benefit.

In mutualism, both species are harmed, while in commensalism, only one is harmed.

In mutualism, only one species benefits, while in commensalism, both are unaffected.