Scientists have found that there are significant differences between food webs in water and on land. They studied how energy flows and how living things are connected in these two types of ecosystems. They discovered that aquatic ecosystems have more decomposers and less plant-eating animals compared to land ecosystems. Plants in water grow faster and are more nutritious for other organisms than plants on land. The size and nutritional quality of plants play a big role in shaping food webs. These differences between aquatic and terrestrial food webs are due to the characteristics of the plants that form the base of the food chain.