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| decomposer | an organism that helps to break down and decay dead organisms and the wastes of living organisms |
| photosynthesis | the process by which plants use sunlight to make sugar from water and carbon dioxide |
| producer | an organism that uses sunlight to make sugar from water and carbon dioxide |
| consumer | an organism that consumes other organisms for food |
| carnivore | a consumer that eats other consumers (a meat eater) |
| omnivore | a consumer that eats both plants and animals |
| herbivore | a consumer that eats only producers (a plant eater) |
| scavenger | an animal that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms |
