Ecosystems are generally structured in a complex network of interconnected feeding patterns in which consumers participate at several different points. This pattern is called a
A) food web.
B) niche order.
C) trophic place.
D) food chain.

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The complex network of interconnected feeding patterns in which consumers participate in several different points is called a food web. It includes multiple food chains interlinked and shows the transfer of energy between different organisms in an ecosystem. Choice B (niche order) and choice C (trophic place) are not recognized ecological terms. Choice D (food chain) refers to a linear sequence of organisms in which one organism eats the organism below it and is eaten by the organism above it, which is a basic component of a food web. However, it does not encompass the complexity of the interconnected feeding patterns that make up a food web.

Ecosystems Are Generally Structured in a Complex Network of Interconnected