In food webs,chain lengths
A)are long and complex.
B)have at least five links.
C)tend to be short.
D)range between five and ten links.
E)are usually two links.

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Food webs tend to have short chain lengths because the transfer of energy between trophic levels is inefficient and only a small fraction of energy is transferred from one level to the next. As a result, there is not enough energy to support longer chains.

In Food Webs,chain Lengths