(しょくもつれんさ)

しょくもつれんさ
noun
food chain
1. food chain
the hierarchy of organisms in an ecosystem, showing who eats whom, from producers to top predators
食物連鎖(しょくもつれんさ)頂点(ちょうてん)()動物(どうぶつ)
An animal at the top of the food chain.
食物連鎖(しょくもつれんさ)(くず)れると生態系(せいたいけい)影響(えいきょう)()る。
When the food chain is disrupted, it affects the ecosystem.
(うみ)食物連鎖(しょくもつれんさ)について(まな)ぶ。
To learn about the food chain in the ocean.

SCIENTIFIC TERM:
This is a biology term used in ecological studies.

COMPONENTS:

  • 食物(しょくもつ) (food)
  • 連鎖(れんさ) (chain, linkage)

RELATED TERMS:

  • 食物網(しょくもつもう) (food web - more complex model)
  • 生態系(せいたいけい) (ecosystem)
  • 捕食者(ほしょくしゃ) (predator)
  • 被食者(ひしょくしゃ) (prey)
  • 生産者(せいさんしゃ) (producer - plants)
  • 消費者(しょうひしゃ) (consumer - animals)