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FLow Of Energy
Flow of energy
Term | Definition |
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Photosynthesis | The process by which plants use the sun's energy to make food. |
chemosynthesis | the process by which bacteria turn chemical energy into food |
producers | organisms in an ecosystem that cannot make their own food and must obtain food from other sources. Also called autotrophs. |
Herbivores | obtain energy by eating plants. |
Carnivores | obtain energy by eating both producers and other consumers. |
Decomposers | Obtain energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms or wastes of living organisms. |
consumers | organisms in an ecosystem that cannot make their own food and must obtain food from other sources. also called heterotrophs. |