食物連鎖(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)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.
食物連鎖(しょくもつれんさ)が崩(くず)れると生態系(せいたいけい)に影響(えいきょう)が出(で)る。
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.

食物連鎖(しょくもつれんさ) is a biology term describing the hierarchy of organisms in an ecosystem based on feeding relationships.

COMPONENTS:

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

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 食物連鎖(しょくもつれんさ)の頂点(ちょうてん): top of the food chain
  • 食物連鎖(しょくもつれんさ)が崩(くず)れる: the food chain collapses
  • 食物連鎖(しょくもつれんさ)に影響(えいきょう)を与(あた)える: to affect the food chain

RELATED TERMS:

  • 食物網(しょくもつもう): food web (more complex, interconnected model)
  • 生態系(せいたいけい): ecosystem
  • 捕食者(ほしょくしゃ): predator
  • 生産者(せいさんしゃ): producer (plants)

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Used in scientific, educational, and environmental contexts. Common in school biology classes and environmental discussions.

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Added 2026.1.27 9:58 · Revised 2026.3.30 11:50
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