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Buffalo River

A Day in the Life of the Buffalo River

TermDefinition
turbidity cloudiness of the water
precipitation rain, sleet, snow or hail
weather conditions rainy, windy, hot, cold
macroinvertebrate organisms that are large (macro) enough to be seen with your eyes and do not have a backbone (invertebrate).
overcast lots of clouds covering the sky
observe to look at and notice something
habitat the area in which an animal naturally lives
Beaufort Scale used for figuring out wind speed
biodiversity the variety of species found in an area
ecosystem a community of organisms living together
marsh an area of shallow water with many plants growing through the water's surface
thermal pollution Water that is heated and then flows into a water source such as the Buffalo River. It can cause a dangerous rise in temperature.
aquatic animals that live in water
adaptation a feature that allows an organism to adjust to different environmental conditions
organism a living thing
metamorphosis a change in the form of a living thing as it goes through its life cycle
invertebrate animals without backbones (like insects, macroinvertebrates)
vertebrate an animal with a backbone (includes fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, mammals)
photosynthesis the process by which plants make their own food using the sun
Secchi disk (seck-ee) a black and white disk that is lowered into water until it disappears from sight
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