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Producer |
An organism that photosynthesises (plant or algae) |
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Biomass |
Tissue from living or recently dead organismd |
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Inorganic |
Compounds that do not contain carbon |
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Consumer |
An organism in a feeding relationship that eats other organisms for food |
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Omnivore |
An organism that eats both plants and meat |
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Producers produce.... |
Produce biomass from inorganic compounds |
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Organisms that get their energy from a source other than the sun |
Extremophile bacteria |
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Where do consumers get energy from |
By eating another organism |
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Decomposers |
Any organism that breaks down the remains of a dead organism |
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Important decomposers |
Bacteria, fungi |
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If decay occurs in anaerobic conditions |
Methane gas is produced |
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How do fungi decompose |
Fungi breaks down organisms by releasing digestive enzymes onto the material Absorb the nutrients from the broken down cells by diffusion |
