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Heterotroph - An organism that obtains its food by consuming other living things (e.g., animals and plants).
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Autotroph - An organism that can produce its own food through processes like photosynthesis or chemosynthesis (e.g., plants and some bacteria).
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Decomposer - An organism that breaks down dead or decaying organic matter, recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem (e.g., fungi and bacteria).
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