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| organism that can capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce food from inorganic compounds; also called an autotroph |
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| organism that relies on other organisms for its energy and food supply; also called a heterotroph |
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| animal that feeds on plants |
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| animal that consumes other animals |
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| animal that feeds on plants, also called herbivores |
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| series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten |
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| network of complex interactions formed by the feeding relationships among the various organisms in an ecosystem |
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| thin stalk by which a leaf blade is attached to a stem |
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| sporophyte structures in which the gametophytes of seed palnts grow and mature |
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| a transport system specialized to conduct water and nutrients throughout the plant |
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