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| autotrophs capture energy and use it to make organic molecules |
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| Bacteria use energy stored in inorganic molecules to produce carbohydrates |
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| Gross Primary Productivity |
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| rate at which producers in an ecosystem capture the energy of sunlight by producing organic compounds |
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| organic matieral produced in an ecosystem |
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| rate at which biomass accumulates |
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| eat both producers and consumers |
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| consumers that feed on the garbage of an ecosystem |
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| breaking down complex molecules into simpler molecules |
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| the organisms position in a sequence of energy transfers |
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| single pathway of feeding relationships |
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| interrelated food chains in an ecosystem |
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