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Vocabulary
predator
an animal that hunts and eats other animals
prey
an animal that is hunted and eaten by other animals
ecosystem
the living
food chain
the order in which organisms pass on energy from one organism to another
food web
many interconnected food chains
producer
an organism (plant) that makes its own food using sunlight
consumer
an organism (animal) that eats plants and/or animals for food
decomposer
an organism that is able to break down dead plants and animals into simple substances called
nutrients which are used by plants
nutrients
simple materials that plants take up from the soil and use for growth
competition
the struggle among different organisms for energy (food)