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autotroph
organisms that is able to capture energy from sunlight or chemical chemicals, and use it to produce its own food from an organic compound also called the producer
heterotroph
organisms that obtain food by consuming other living things, also called the consumer
primary producer
primary first producer of energy rich compounds that are later used by other organisms
consumer
organisms rely on other organisms for its energy and food supply, also known as a heterotroph
detrius
material made up by decayed bit of plant and animal material
chemosynthesis
process in which chemical energy is used to produce carbohydrates