food chain

Example Sentences

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These tiny organisms form the base of the marine food chain, meaning the activity of ammonia-oxidizing archaea ultimately helps sustain ocean biodiversity.

From Science Daily

Burger knocked me completely off my neighborhood’s food chain.

From Salon

Other mushers had helped me some, but a major food chain had butter and a dry beverage powder at all the checkpoints as a promotional stunt.

From Literature

Experts said insect losses could ripple up the food chain, affecting birds and small mammals that rely on them.

From BBC

These factors likely boosted plant growth, increasing the energy available at the base of the food chain.

From Science Daily