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Differentiate between grazing food chain and detritus food chain.

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Grazing food chain starts with producers that trap solar energy through photosynthesis and feels the energy into food chain while detritus food chain begins with dead organic matter and their decomposers. Decomposers meet their energy and nutrient requirements by degrading the detritus. A much larger fraction of energy flows through DFC in a terrestial ecosystem. DFC may be connected with GFC at some levels because some of the organism of DFC and prey to GFC animals. These natural interconnection of the food chain make it a complex food web.
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