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

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

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

Consumes wastes and other organic debris (dead leave, animal feces, and other organic debris) Examples include dung beetles, earthworms.

Could include light intensity, temperature range, mineral availability, soil/rock type, and relative acidity (pH)

The role of a species in its ecosystem, which includes the way that the species interacts with the abiotic and biotic factors of the environment.

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

Consumes producers, examples include deer, rabbits, mic

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

Consumes producers and other consumers, examples include humans, brown bears, and pigs.

A diagram that represents multiple pathways through which energy and matter flow through an ecosytem

A living part of an ecosystem

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

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