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energy in ecosystem
ecosystem
Term | Definition |
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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. |