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An ecological community is defined as a group of actually or potentially interacting species living in the same place. Food webs are graphical depictions of the interconnections among species based on energy flow.

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What is an ecological community?

An ecological community is defined as a group of actually or potentially interacting species living in the same place.

Interaction within a community:

A community is bound together by the network of influences that species have on one another. Inherent in this view is the notion that whatever affects one species also affects many others -- the "balance of nature".

What are food webs?

Food webs are graphical depictions of the interconnections among species based on energy flow . Energy enters this biological web of life at the bottom of the diagram, through the photosynthetic fixation of carbon by green plants. Many food ...

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