Ecology
Dictionary Definition -
the study of the relationships between living organisms and their environment

Living Things Capture & Release Energy

Energy & Matter

• Energy and matter can move through an ecosystem as food.

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Producers

• Capture energy from sunlight or, in a few cases, from chemicals in the deep sea.

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Consumers

• Obtain food by eating producers or other consumers.

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Decomposers

• Break down dead plant and animal matter into simpler compounds.

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