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Define Producer |
- Photosynthetic organisms which obtain their energy through the photosynthesis of sunlight
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Define Consumer |
- Organisms that feed off of other organisms. they don't produce their own food by photosynthesis. - Can be primary, secondary, etc depending on which stage of the food chain they are at. |
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Define Decomposer |
- When producers and consumers die, the energy they contain can be obtained by decomposers. - Break down the larger more complex molecules so that they are made up of simple components again - These simple components are recycled as they are taken up by plants |
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Define Food Chain |
- Describes the feeding relationships between organisms - Each stage is called a 'trophic level' |
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Define Food Web |
- Shows the relationships between multiple food chains |
