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	The process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to make food.
	Energy stored in chemical bonds; stored potential energy
	Energy from sunlight

	Simple sugar made by plants through the process of photosynthesis
	Compound or element that is the result of a chemical reaction
	Compound or element that changes during a chemical reaction

	Green pigment in plants that captures the energy of sunlight for use in photosynthesis
	a mixture of various decaying organic substances, as dead leaves or manure, used for fertilizing soil.
	Total mass of living organisms in a certain area

	The movement of carbon from the nonliving environment into living things and back
	The cycling of nitrogen between organisms, soil, water, and the atmosphere
	Describes the process in which fungi and bacteria break down dead plant and animal materials and animal wastes, and release nutrients back into the environment

	Transformation of nitrogen in the air into nitrogen compounds; carried out by certain bacteria
	Path of food energy from the sun to the producer to a series of consumers, in an ecosystem
	In an ecosystem, arrangement of several overlapping food chains

	Diagram that demonstrates the flow of energy through a food chain
	Organism that makes its own food, such as a plant or a photosynthetic alga
	An organism that feeds on other organisms

	An organism, such as a plant, that makes its own food
	An organism that obtains the energy it needs by feeding on other organisms
	In a food chain, organisms that eats plants

	In a food chain, an organism that feeds on plant-eaters; also called a predator
	Simple organism, such as bacteria or fungus, that breaks sown dead organisms and waste, returning important nutrients to the environment