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Name the type of food chains responsible for the flow of larger fraction of energy in an aquatic and a terrestrial ecosystem respectively. Mention one difference between the two food chains.

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In terrestrial ecosystem, detritus food chain and in aquatic ecosystem, grazing food chain are responsible for flow of larger factions of energy.
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