Science of Ecology Part 1

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Consumes any remaining organic material that is left over from other decomposers. Examples include fungi, single-cell protozoa.

Consumes producers, examples include deer, rabbits, mic

Producers that use energy from chemical compounds to make food by chemosynthesis, include bacteria and archaea.

heterotroph) An organism that consumes other organisms for energy. Can be classified as herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore.

Could include the other organisms in the environment. The presence of other organisms will affect an organism's growth and chances of survival

Producers that capture energy from the sun to produce food through the process of photosynthesis; include plants, certain types of bacteria, and algae

A living part of an ecosystem

An organism that creates its own food. Can be divided into photoautotrophs and chemoautotrophs.