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**Rokolr **
      The Energy Making Autotrophs If all living things need energy, have you ever wondered where the energy you use comes from? No worries there because producers are there 24/7 to metabolize energy that it collects from the sun and other chemicals just for us! Plants use a process called photosynthesis where they conver t carbon dioxide and water using the energy from the sun to create carbohydrates and oxygen. Without the oxygen they produce we would not have enough oxygen to survive. But what happens when there is no sun to spare? Some plants use a process called chemosythesis. These select plants use sulfur bacteria and chemical energy to make carbon dioxide from sea water. Without the understanding of how this process works, we would not be able to know how to keep all these organisms alive and healthy. This enables them to reproduce and not become extict.        <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">Energy Stealing Heterotrophs Heterotrophs are organisms that rely on other organisms to get their energy and food. These consumers are broken down into five different types. First on the list are herbivores; these organisms get energy by only eating plants. Carnivores such as snakes, dogs, and owls only eat animals. Humans, bears, and other omnivores eat plants and animals to obtain their energy. Detritivores are organisms that feed on plant and animal remains such as mites, earthworms, and snails. The last on the list are decomposers. These organisms such as bacterial and fungi break down organic matter. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"> Carnivores eat only animals. Such as an owl.

Omnivores eat plants and animals. Bears are onmivores.

Detritivores are organisms that feed on plant and animal remains. Earthworms are detrtivores.

Herbivores are organisms that get energy by only eating plants; like birds.

Decomposers are organisms such as bacterial and fungi that break down organic matter.