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FOOD CHAINS AND FOOD
Ecosystems
Term | Definition |
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consumer | an organism that gains energy by consuming other organisms |
decomposer | an organism that gains energy by breaking down dead material |
ecosystem | a community of living and non-living things |
food chain | a path of energy through an ecosystem |
food web | a system of interlocking food chains |
producer | an organism that produces energy at the start of a food chain |