What is a food chain?

A path of who eats whom.

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  1. A chain of metal links
  2. A list of plant names
  3. A path of who eats whom ✔

Why: A food chain shows how energy passes from one living thing to another as food.

Huh, didn't know that: A food chain shows how energy passes from one living thing to another as food.

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A food chain is a real chain of events.
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Answer: A path of who eats whom. A food chain shows how energy passes from one living thing to another as food.

  1. Scouting America: Nature www.scouting.org/merit-badges/nature
    Explain the term "food chain."
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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