食物連鎖(しょくもつれんさ)

しょくもつれんさ
noun
food chain
sciencenature
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)の頂点(ちょうてん)に立(た)つ動物(どうぶつ)。
An animal at the top of the food chain.
When the food chain is disrupted, it affects the ecosystem.
海(うみ)の食物連鎖(しょくもつれんさ)について学(まな)ぶ。
To learn about the food chain in the ocean.

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