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ecosystems
plants animals and other organisms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| photosynthesis | The process by which plants use the suns energy to make food. |
| chemosynthesis | The process by which bacteria turn chemical energy into food. |
| producers | Organisms in an ecosystem that makes their own food. also called autographs. |
| consumers | Organism in an ecosystem that cannot make their own food and must obtain food from other sources. Also called heterothephs. |
| herbivores | Obtain energy by eating plants. |
| carnivors | Obtain energy by eating other consumers. |
| omnivores | Obtain energy by eating both producers and consumers. |
| Decomposers | Obtain energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms or waste of living organisms. |