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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| photosynthesis | the process in plants that produce food for the plants and oxygen. |
| producer | an organism that makes its own food through photosynthesis |
| herbivore | animals that eat only plants |
| carnivore | animals that eat only other animals |
| omnivore | animals that eat both plants and animals |
| decomposer | an organism that eats dead or decaying matter and changes it into nutrients or minerals |
| food web | a useful diagram for displaying the feeding relationships among all the organisms in an ecosystem |
| trophic level | the level in a food web in which energy is transferred through |
| parasite | an organism that feeds on a host |
| symbiotic relationship | interactions between two or more species. |
| mutualism | a relationship where both organisms receive something positive |
| commensalism | one species gets food or other benefits without harming the other species |
| consumer | an organism that eats other organisms |