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Photosynthesis
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The process by which plants,algae,and some bacteria use sun light , carbon dioxide, and water to produce carbohydrates and oxygen.
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Carbohydrates
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Carbohydrates are energy-rich molecules that organisms use to carry out daily activities
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Producer
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An organism that makes its own food.
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Autotrophs
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Producers are also know as self feeders
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Consumers
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Organisms that get there energy by eating other organisms.
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Heterotrophs
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Consumers are also known as other-feeders
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Herbivores
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Consumers that only eat plants.
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Carnivores
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Consumer's that only eat animals
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Ominvores
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Organisms that eat plants and animals.
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Decomposers
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An organism that feeds by breaking down organic matter from dead organisms; examples include bacteria and fungi.
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Cellular Respiration
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The process by which cells produce energy from carbohydrates; atmospheric oxygen combines with glucose to form water and carbon dioxide.
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Respiration
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Another name for breathing
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Food Chain
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A sequence in which energy is transferred from one organism to the next as each organism eats another organism.
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Food Web
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Shows many feeding relationships that are possible during in an ecosystem
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Trophic Level
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Each step through which energy is transferred in a food chain.
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