A food web is a visual representation of the complex and interconnected feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem.
It illustrates how different species in a community interact by depicting who eats whom.
In a food web, organisms are organized into trophic levels, such as producers (plants), herbivores (plant-eaters), carnivores (meat-eaters), and decomposers (organisms that break down dead matter).
Food webs help scientists understand the flow of energy and the transfer of nutrients within ecosystems, highlighting the interdependence of species and the ecological balance necessary for a healthy environment.