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FOOD CHAINS AND FOOD
Ecosystems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| consumer | an organism that gains energy by consuming other organisms |
| decomposer | an organism that gains energy by breaking down dead material |
| ecosystem | a community of living and non-living things |
| food chain | a path of energy through an ecosystem |
| food web | a system of interlocking food chains |
| producer | an organism that produces energy at the start of a food chain |