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Aquatic

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Relating to water: living in or near water or taking place in water

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Consumer

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An organism that must consume other organisms for nutrients

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Cycle of Matter

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The continuous movement of different types of matter, such as water, phosphorous, nitrogen, and carbon, through different parts of the hydrosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere

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Decomposers

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Organisms such as bacteria and fungi that break down the remains of dead plants and animals without need for internal digestion

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Ecological Recycling

The Carbon Cycle

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The movement and exchange of living and nonliving matter back into the production of living matter

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Energy Transfer

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Movement of energy from one system to another

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Food Web

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Overlapping food chains with different pathways to show the flow of energy in an ecosystem

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Nutrients

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Substances that provide nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life

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Producer

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An organism that transforms energy from the Sun and uses carbon dioxide and water to make food

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Terrestrial

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On or of Earth