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| organisms that use photosynthesis to make their own food |
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| an organism that feeds on other animals |
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| organisms that break down dead organisms and wastes and return raw materials to the environment |
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| a carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms |
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| a series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy |
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| consists of many overlapping food chains |
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| shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web |
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| the continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back |
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| the process by which liquid water changes to a gas |
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| the process by which gas changes to a liquid |
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| precipitation is rain, snow sleet or hail |
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| a group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms |
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| a consumer that only eats plants |
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| a consumer that only eats animals |
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| a consumer that eats both plants and animals |
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