Ecosystem Vocabulary

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photosynthesis the complex process by which

carbon dioxide, water, and certain
inorganic salts are converted into
carbohydrates by green plants,
algae, and certain bacteria, using
energy from the sun and
chlorophyll

chemosynthesis by green plants, algae, and certain

bacteria, using energy from the
sun and

producer a person who produces

consumer a person or thing that consumes

decomposer a person or thing that decomposes

carnivore an animal that eats flesh

herbivore a herbivorous animal

grazer to feed on growing grass and

pasture as do cattle, sheep, etc

omnivore an omnivorous animal

predator Zoology​. any organism that exists

by preying upon other organisms.

prey an animal hunted or seized for

food, especially by a carnivorous
animal.
scavenger an animal or other organism that
feeds on dead organic matter.