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What is the term for an organism that captures energy from sunlight or chemicals to produce its own food from inorganic compounds?

What is the first producer of energy-rich compounds that are later used by other organisms called?

What process do plants use to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars, starches, and oxygen using the sun's energy?

What is the process called in which chemical energy is used to produce carbohydrates?

What is the term for an organism that obtains food by consuming other living things?

What is an organism called that relies on other organisms for its energy and food supply?

What term describes decaying bits of plant and animal material?

What is the series of steps in an ecosystem where organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten called?

What are photosynthetic algae found near the surface of the ocean known as?

What is the network of complex interactions formed by the feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem called?

What is each step in a food chain or food web referred to as?

What is the illustration of the relative amounts of energy or matter contained within each trophic level in a given food chain or food web called?

What term describes the total amount of living tissue within a given trophic level?

What is the process called in which elements, chemical compounds, and other forms of matter are passed from one organism to another and from one part of the biosphere to another?

What is a chemical substance that an organism needs to sustain life called?

What is the process of converting nitrogen gas into nitrogen compounds that plants can absorb and use called?

What is the process by which bacteria convert nitrates into nitrogen gas called?

What is a single essential nutrient that limits productivity in an ecosystem called?

What is an example of a carnivore, specifically a Bengal Tiger eating fish?

What is an example of a herbivore, specifically a cow consuming grass?

What is an example of an omnivore, specifically foxes eating small rodents, fruits, and vegetation?

What is an example of a detritivore, specifically earthworms in a compost bin consuming to survive?

What is an example of a decomposer, specifically bacteria that break down dead or decaying organisms without consuming them?

What is an example of a scavenger, specifically a vulture that eats already dead prey and does not kill its own prey?

What is the term for regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the Earth occupied by living organisms?

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