Food Chain In The Ocean Example. In this example of a predator food chain, the phytoplankton is primarily responsible for the production of food (or organic matter) through photosynthesis. So as you move through the food chain there is less and less energy available.
Food chain follows a single path whereas food web follows multiple paths. A predator is higher up the chain than its prey. If one part of a food chain is reduced or changes, the whole food chain is affected.
In this lesson we are going to talk all about food chains and food webs in the environment.
Summarize that microbes, including phytoplankton and bacteria, are the beginning and end, respectively, of ocean food chains and are therefore essential components of marine ecosystems. Since the pacific ocean is the largest ocean in. Here is an example of a food chain from various ecosystems complete with pictures that we will discuss one by one. Nuclear war could obliterate the food supply from the ocean, a new study has found which warned that the seafood chain is already being destroyed without the need to drop a bomb.