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ecosystems
plants animals and other organisms
Term | Definition |
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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. |