Producer - a living thing, such as a plant, that can make its own food during photosynthesis, Photosynthesis - the process that plants use to make their own food, Consumer - a living thing that can NOT make its own food AND must eat other living things to obtain energy to live and grow., solar energy, water, chlorophyll, carbon dioxide - the 4 ingredients needed for photosynthesis, glucose & oxygen - the products of photosynthesis, First level consumer - eats the producers, Second level consumer - eats the first level consumers, Third level consumer - eats the second level consumers, Apex Predator - a predator at the top of an energy pyramid, Decomposer - a living organism that gets energy by breaking down dead organisms and animal waste into simpler substances, Scavenger - organisms that eat dead plants and animals, Herbivore - a type of consumer that eats only producers (plants), Carnivore - a type of consumer that eats only animals (meat), Omnivore - a type of consumer that eats BOTH plants and animals, Predator - carnivores & omnivores that hunt and eat other animals, Prey - the animals that predators hunt for food, Food chain - a transfer of energy between organisms in an ecosystem, Food web - a group of food chains that overlap & interconnect, Energy pyramid - a diagram that shows how much energy is passed from one organism to the next in a food chain., Invasive species - A species NOT from an area that is causing HARM to the plants or animals that live there, Native species - Species living in a specific area, Symbiosis - two or more species living in close together with a long term association, Mutualism - a relationship between 2 species where both organisms benefit, Commensalism - a relationship between 2 species where one organism benefits and the other is NOT harmed, Parasitism - a relationship between 2 species where one organism benefits and the other IS harmed,

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