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heterotroph
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organism that obtains energy from the food it consumes
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consumer
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organism that relies on other organisms for its energy and food supply
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herbivore
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organism that obtains energy by eating other plants
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agal bloom
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an immediate increase in the amount of algae and other producers that results a large input of limiting nutrients
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carnivore
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organism that obtains energy by eating animals
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omnivore
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organism that feeds on plant and animal remains and other dead matter
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detritivore
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organism that feeds on plant and animal remains
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decomposer
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organism that breaks down and obtains energy from dead organic matter
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food chain
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series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten
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food web
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network of complex interactions formed by the feeding relationships among the various organisms in an ecosystem
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