A diagram illustrates that grass is eaten by insects, birds, and mice. The insects are eaten by hawks, snakes, and toads. The birds and mice are eaten by foxes, hawks, and snakes. The toad is also eaten by the snake. Which best describes the diagram?

The diagram shows several connected feeding relationships: grass is eaten by multiple animals, and some animals are prey for more than one predator. These interconnected food chains form a food web. A food chain would show just one sequence of who eats whom.

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