How to Pronounce "food chain"
expression
FOOD-chayn
FOOD-chayn
Definition
A food chain is a series of living things in which each one eats the one below it in the chain. It shows how energy and nutrients move from one organism to another in nature.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈfud/ /ˈtʃeɪn
British English
fˈuːd/ /tʃˈeɪn
Simplified Pronunciation
US
FOOD-chayn
UK
FOOD-chayn
Listen in Context
A lion is at the top of the food chain.
Plants are at the start of the food chain.
Humans can affect the food chain by polluting the environment.
If you remove one species, it can break the entire food chain.