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Key Terms

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Producer – An organism that makes its own food, such as plants through photosynthesis.

Consumer – An organism that eats plants or other animals for food.

Decomposer – An organism that eats decaying matter of plants and animals, breaking it down into simpler substances.

Food Chain – A chain of plants and animals dependent on each other for food, showing the flow of food energy.

Interdependence – The dependence of two or more things on each other, such as plants and animals in an environment.

Photosynthesis – The process by which plants use carbon dioxide, water, sunlight, and chlorophyll to make their own food.

Herbivore – A consumer that eats only plants, such as cows, deer, and elephants.

Carnivore – A consumer that eats other animals, such as tigers, lions, and crocodiles.

Scavenger – A carnivore that feeds on the flesh of dead animals, such as hyenas and vultures.

Omnivore – A consumer that eats both plants and animals, such as bears, pigs, and crows.

Food Web – A network of interconnected food chains in an environment.

Pollination – The process by which animals, such as bees and butterflies, help plants produce fruits by transferring pollen.

Seed Dispersal – The process by which animals help spread plant seeds to new locations.

Balance of Nature – The stable balance in the numbers of each species in an environment, maintained by food chains and food webs.

Vermicomposting /Vermiculture – A method of converting wet garbage into manure using earthworms, which enrich the soil.

Overgrazing – Excessive eating of grass and plants by herbivores, leading to environmental destruction.

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