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5. Organisms that obtain energy by consuming other organisms (e.g., animals, fungi).
7. Microscopic plants in aquatic environments, key producers in the food web.
9. An organism that feeds on detritus (dead organic matter).
10. Organisms that produce their own energy through processes like photosynthesis or chemosynthesis (e.g., plants, algae).
11. An organism that eats both plants and animals.
12. is the total mass of all living organisms in a given area or ecosystem at a specific time.
13. Organisms that derive energy from chemical reactions, typically in the absence of sunlight (e.g., some bacteria in deep-sea vents).
15. Organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms (e.g., bacteria, fungi).
17. Non-living physical and chemical elements in an ecosystem (e.g., sunlight, temperature, water).
18. All the individuals of a single species in a specific area.

1. Cycling The movement and exchange of organic and inorganic matter back into the production of living matter.
2. Organisms that use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen (e.g., plants, algae).
3. An organism that primarily eats other animals.
4. All the different species living together in a particular area.
6. Consumer An organism that feeds on primary producers; usually herbivores that eat plants.
7. Organisms that produce energy through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis (e.g., plants, algae).
8. Organisms that consume other organisms for energy (e.g., animals).
14. An organism that primarily eats plants.
16. Living components of an ecosystem (e.g., plants, animals, bacteria).