Food Web = (Food Chain + Food Chain) + Food Chain
| Food Chain | Food Web |
|---|---|
| It refers to a natural system by which energy is transmitted from one organism to another. | It consists of a number of interconnected food chains. |
| It does not have any effect on improving the adaptability and competitiveness of the organism. | Food webs improve the adaptability and competitiveness of the organism. |
| Member of higher trophic level feed upon a single type of organism. | Member of higher trophic level feed upon many organisms. |
| Example- Carrots ---> rabbit --> snake --> eagle. | Example- A hawk might also eat a mouse, a squirrel, a frog or some other animal. The snake may eat a beetle, a caterpillar, or some other animal. And so on for all the other animals in the food chain. |