shí
liàn

technical
common

Meaning of 食物链

食物链 means food chain; the sequence of organisms in an ecosystem where each is eaten by the next member in the chain. Pronounced shí wù liàn.

  • food chain; the sequence of organisms in an ecosystem where each is eaten by the next member in the chain

Definitions & Examples

rán
jiè
zhōng
de
shí
liàn
fēi
cháng
 

The food chain in nature is very complex.

guǒ
shí
liàn
duàn
liè
 
shēng
tài
tǒng
jiù
huì
shī
héng
 

If the food chain breaks, the ecosystem will become unbalanced.

Rén
lèi
chù
shí
liàn
de
dǐng
duān
 

Humans are at the top of the food chain.

Cǎo
shí
dòng
chī
绿
zhí
 
ròu
shí
dòng
chī
cǎo
shí
dòng
 
zhè
shì
zuì
běn
de
shí
liàn
 

Herbivores eat green plants, and carnivores eat herbivores—this is the most basic food chain.

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