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organisms that break down animal waste and remains
decomposers
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the transfer of energy from one organism to another by eating and being eaten
food chain
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animal that eats plants and other animals
omnivore
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all the members of a species that live in an area of an ecosystem
population
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living things that make their own food
producers
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living things that eat other living things
consumers
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system of overlapping food chains
food web
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this occurs when two or more living things need the same resources to survive
competition
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an animal that eats plants
herbivore
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an animal that eats other animals
carnivore
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an area or place where an organism lives in an ecosystem
habitat