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food chain

[food cheyn] / ˈfud ˌtʃeɪn /
NOUN
feeding relationships among organisms
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These factors likely boosted plant growth, increasing the energy available at the base of the food chain.

From Science Daily

Research has shown plastic particles moving through the food chain, as well as through soil, water and air.

From The Wall Street Journal

Because the midge has no known land based predators, plastic it consumes is unlikely to move far up the food chain.

From Science Daily

After being laid off in a restructuring, she landed a job as marketing director for a food chain, a faster-paced role overseeing frequent restaurant openings.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The ants were adding nutrients to the mud and hastening the reestablishment of less ad hoc food chains,” he wrote.

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