Ecology and Energy Flow

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Producers

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Organisms that produce their own food.

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Consumers

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Organisms that consume other organisms for energy.

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Decomposers

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Break down waste into simple inorganic compounds.

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Photosynthesis

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Process converting solar energy into chemical energy.

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Cellular Respiration

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Process converting sugars into usable energy (ATP).

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Trophic Level

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Position of an organism in a food chain.

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Primary Consumer

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Organisms that eat producers for energy.

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Secondary Consumer

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Organisms that eat primary consumers.

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Tertiary Consumer

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Organisms that eat secondary consumers.

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Apex Consumer

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Top predator in a food web.