"Food Chain" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The sequence of transfers of matter and energy from organism to organism in the form of FOOD. Food chains intertwine locally into a food web because most organisms consume more than one type of animal or plant. PLANTS, which convert SOLAR ENERGY to food by PHOTOSYNTHESIS, are the primary food source. In a predator chain, a plant-eating animal is eaten by a larger animal. In a parasite chain, a smaller organism consumes part of a larger host and may itself be parasitized by smaller organisms. In a saprophytic chain, microorganisms live on dead organic matter.
| Descriptor ID |
D020387
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G16.500.275.157.250 N06.230.124.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Food Chain- Food Chain
- Chain, Food
- Chains, Food
- Food Chains
Saprophytic Chain- Saprophytic Chain
- Chain, Saprophytic
- Chains, Saprophytic
- Saprophytic Chains
Predator Chain- Predator Chain
- Chain, Predator
- Chains, Predator
- Predator Chains
Parasite Chain- Parasite Chain
- Chain, Parasite
- Chains, Parasite
- Parasite Chains
Food Web- Food Web
- Food Webs
- Web, Food
- Webs, Food
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