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energy in ecosystem
ecosystem
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| photosysthesis | 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 make their own food. Also called autotrophs |
| consumers | Organisms in an ecosystem that cannot make their own food and must obtain food from other sources. Also called heterotrphs. |
| herbivores | Obtain energy by eating plants. |
| carnivores | Obatain energy by eating other consumers. |
| omnivores | Obtain energy by eating both producers and other consumers. |
| decomposers | Obtain energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms or waste of living organism. |